Disciple vs Protege - What's the difference?
disciple | protege |
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)
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= (Ireland) Miserable-looking creature of a man.
(obsolete) To train, educate, teach.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.i:
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.
As nouns the difference between disciple and protege
is that disciple is a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others while protégé is a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.As a verb disciple
is to train, educate, teach.disciple
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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 .
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.}}
Synonyms
* studentSee also
* apostleVerb
(discipl)- fraile youth is oft to follie led, / Through false allurement of that pleasing baite, / That better were in vertues discipled [...].
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English
Noun
(en noun)- While Pablo was visiting his family in Mexico, he visited José Santos, a protégé of his who was now head cholo of the Illuminati at his own will. — Manifold Destiny'' by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber, ''The New Yorker