discipleship

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Definition of discipleship

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noun

(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.”

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noun

(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.”
(countable)The period during which a person is a disciple.

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From disciple + -ship.

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