Disciple
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A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other figure. It can refer to:
Religion
- Disciple (Christianity), a student of Jesus Christ
- The Twelve Apostles, also referred to as "The Twelve Disciples"
- The Seventy disciples of the Gospel of Luke
- Disciples of Jesus in Islam
- Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement), a Christian group that arose during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a current mainline Protestant denomination in North America that is descended from the Campbell movement
- Śishya, the disciple in the Guru-shishya tradition of Hinduism
- Śrāvaka (Sanskrit) or savaka (Pali), disciples in Buddhism and Jainism
- Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá, nineteen Western Bahá'ís
- Radical discipleship, a theological movement orientated towards the root truths of Christian discipleship
Books
- The Disciples, a 1993 spy thriller by Joe Andrew
- The Disciples (Demonata), a team of demon hunters in the Demonata series of fantasy novels by Darren Shan
Films
- Disciple (film), a 2013 Finnish film
Sports
- The Disciple, a ring name of professional wrestler Edward Leslie
Comic books
- The Disciple (Image Comics), a Spawn character
Music
- Disciple (band), a Christian metal band
- Disciple (album), their sixth studio album released in 2005
- xDISCIPLEx A.D., a Christian straight edge hardcore punk band
- The Disciples (band), a London reggae band
- "Disciple", a song by Raven from their 1991 album Architect of Fear
- "Disciple", a song by Slayer on the album God Hates Us All
- "Disciple", a song by Nas on the album Street's Disciple
Strategy games
- Disciples: Sacred Lands, a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999
- Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, its sequel released in 2002
- Disciples III: Renaissance, the third game in the series, released in 2010.
See also
- Apostle (disambiguation)
- Apprenticeship
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Radical discipleship, a theological movement oriented towards the root truths of Christian discipleship
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