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Disciple vs Devotee - What's the difference?

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Disciple is a related term of devotee.


As nouns the difference between disciple and devotee

is that disciple is any of the followers of jesus christ while devotee is an ardent enthusiast or admirer.

disciple

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
  • An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
  • * Holy Bible, Matthew 9:10 (King James Version)
    • And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=4, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
  • (Ireland) Miserable-looking creature of a man.

    • Related terms

    * discipleship * disciplic * discipline

    Synonyms

    * student

    See also

    * apostle

    Verb

    (discipl)
  • (obsolete) To train, educate, teach.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.i:
    • fraile youth is oft to follie led, / Through false allurement of that pleasing baite, / That better were in vertues discipled [...].

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    devotee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ardent enthusiast or admirer
    • He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
    a devotee of classical music
  • A fanatical or zealous believer in a particular religion or god
    • devotees of Krishna
    devotees thronged the temple