- plural of disciple.
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In general, a disciple is an active follower of a leader or movement, religious or otherwise.
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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
The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple - located on a mountain range - attracts thousands of disciples from China and elsewhere every year.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
It and “The Faithful” join “The Chosen,” the story of Jesus and his disciples now in its fifth season, along with “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” a Fox Nation production.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
We are called to be missionary disciples who go out and make disciples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
After all, Goddard promised his disciples anything a human heart could desire, in exchange for the complete abdication of one’s conscience.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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