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In general, a disciple is an active follower of a leader or movement, religious or otherwise.
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Engels recounted that Marx later despaired at what his French disciples made of his work, declaring that he himself was no Marxist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
About a 15-minute drive away stands Ohio’s oldest Hindu temple, founded by white Hare Krishna disciples, now home to hundreds of worshippers of Indian origin.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
His book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, published in 1890, found disciples in Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the Japanese imperial naval ministry, and shaped 20th-century history.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the Book of Mark, when Jesus sent his disciples out into the world, he told them to bring no food or money, because good people would take care of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
What sorts of punishments would scythes devise for their disgraced disciples?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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