DISCIPLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISCIPLE?

Need another word that means the same as “disciple”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “disciple” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disciple” are: adherent, apostle, follower, believer, admirer, devotee, acolyte, votary

Disciple as a Noun

Definitions of "Disciple" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disciple” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another.
• A follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosopher.
• A personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.

Synonyms of "Disciple" as a noun (8 Words)

acolyte	An assistant or follower. She runs the department through a small group of acolytes.
adherent	Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas. He was a strong adherent of monetarism.
admirer	A person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves. He was a great admirer of Henry James.
apostle	Any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people. Kiril and Metodije the apostles of the Slavs.
believer	An adherent of a particular religion; someone with religious faith. A firm believer that party politics has no place in local government.
devotee	A strong believer in a particular religion or god. A devotee of Lewis Carroll.
follower	Someone who travels behind or pursues another. She remains an immensely divisive figure but she has a million followers on Facebook.
votary	A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. He was a votary of John Keats.

Usage Examples of "Disciple" as a noun

• A disciple of Rousseau.

Associations of "Disciple" (30 Words)

academy	(in England) an inner-city school which is funded by the government and sometimes also by a private individual or organization but is not controlled by the local authority. A police academy.
admirer	A person who backs a politician or a team etc. He was a great admirer of Henry James.
campus	The grounds of a school, hospital, or other institution. For the first year I had a room on campus.
collegian	A member of a college, especially within a university.
education	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. Education is a preparation for life.
educator	Someone who educates young people. The perspective of a professional educator.
emeritus	Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title emeritus as in professor emeritus. The National Gallery s director emeritus.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
graduate	A person who has successfully completed a course of study or training especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree. Graduate a cylinder.
guru	A recognized leader in some field or of some movement. A management guru.
headmaster	Presiding officer of a school.
homeroom	A classroom in which a group of students assembles daily with the same teacher before dispersing to other classes.
lecturer	A public lecturer at certain universities. A senior lecturer in surgery at Leeds University.
matriculate	A person who has matriculated. A total of 123 boys and girls who matriculated last year were registered with his department.
pedagogy	The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Pedagogy is recognized as an important profession.
postgraduate	A student engaged in a postgraduate course. A postgraduate degree.
professor	An associate professor or an assistant professor. The professors of true religion.
pupil	A person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher. Will you take me on as your pupil.
scholar	A university student holding a scholarship. A Hebrew scholar.
schoolmaster	Any person (or institution) who acts as an educator.
semester	Half a year; a period of 6 months. The opening week of Harvard s autumn semester.
student	A school pupil. A group of student nurses.
teach	Work as a teacher. He came one day each week to teach painting.
teacher	A personified abstraction that teaches. Experience is a demanding teacher.
tuition	Teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups. Private tuition in French.
tutelage	Attention and management implying responsibility for safety. He felt privileged to be under the tutelage of an experienced actor.
tutor	Be a tutor to someone give individual instruction. She tutored me in Spanish.
tutorship	Teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. A group of Oxford undergraduates.
university	The body of faculty and students at a university. I went to university at the Sorbonne.