Discipleship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Discipleship is a noun meaning (uncountable) The condition of being a disciple.
Meaning
(uncountable) The condition of being a disciple.
More Meanings
- (countable) The period during which a person is a disciple.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: followership; apprenticeship, tutelage
The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible—and the man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also. Discipleship is a degenerating process to all parties concerned. People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.
Word Forms
- discipleships
Synonyms for discipleship
Depending on context, synonyms include followership, apprenticeship, tutelage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disciplinableness, disciplinability, subscribership, friendship, customership, clienthood.
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