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[syn: Christian Church, Disciples of Christ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disciple \Dis*ci"ple\, n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple,
fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to
teach; see Docile) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive,
as in L. pellere to drive (see Pulse).]
One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a
learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in
the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in
doctrine; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our
Savior.
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The disciples, or The twelve disciples, the twelve
selected companions of Jesus; -- also called the
apostles.
Disciples of Christ. See Christian, n., 3, and
Campbellite.
Syn: Learner; scholar; pupil; follower; adherent.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Christian \Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS.
cristen. See Christ.]
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1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe,
in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him;
especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed
to the doctrines of Christ.
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The disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch. --Acts xi. 26.
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2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents,
and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an
opposing system.
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3. (Eccl.)
(a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human
creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names.
They are congregational in church government, and
baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples
of Christ, and Campbellites.
(b) One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of
open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only
authoritative rule of faith and practice.
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Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members
of the sects, kr[imac]s"chan.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Disciples of Christ
n 1: a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only
source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by
immersion [syn: Christian Church, Disciples of Christ]