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discipleship

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being a disciple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: followership; apprenticeship, tutelage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: followership, apprenticeship, tutelage

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The period during which a person is a disciple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the position of disciple

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English disciple Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English discipleship From disciple + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oppiluus — condition of being a disciple
  • French: discipulat — condition of being a disciple
  • German: Jüngersein — condition of being a disciple
  • German: Jüngerschaft — condition of being a disciple
  • Italian: discepolato — condition of being a disciple
  • Persian: ارادت (erâdat) — condition of being a disciple
  • Polish: uczniostwo — condition of being a disciple
  • Scottish Gaelic: deisciobalachd — condition of being a disciple
  • Polish: uczniostwo — period during which a person is a disciple