- 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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The party says he has worked for over two years closely with party leader Nick Tenconi in activism and citizen journalism for UKIP, Turning Point UK, and Disciples of Christ.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
With the Disciples of Soul serving as the house band, Springsteen performed a soaring rendition of Ely’s “All Just to Get to You.”
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2025
The six defendants were purportedly members or associates of O-Block, a rival faction of Black Disciples, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Disciples of the school’s late, great drama teacher Ted Walch, Platt and Feldstein realized their adolescent dreams of becoming Broadway stars while maintaining a bond that continues to creatively fuel them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023
“I fear there will be greater difficulties to preserve our Union,” Adams warned, “than You and I, our Fathers Brothers Disciples and Sons have had to form it.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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