discipleship en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition of being a disciple.
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.
1927, Elbert Hubbard, The Notebook of Elbert Hubbard: Mottos, Epigrams, Short Essays, Passages, Orphic Sayings and Preachments: Coined from a Life of Love, Laugher and Work, William H. Wise and Company, page 197:
- (countable) The period during which a person is a disciple.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discipleships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
apprenticeship · tutelage · followership
Translations (9)
it discepolato (condition of being a disciple) · fa ارادت (condition of being a disciple) · gd deisciobalachd (condition of being a disciple) · fi oppiluus (condition of being a disciple) · de Jüngersein (condition of being a disciple) · fr discipulat (condition of being a disciple) · pl uczniostwo (period during which a person is a disciple) · de Jüngerschaft (condition of being a disciple) · pl uczniostwo (condition of being a disciple)