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discipled

discipled adjective: having been converted or trained as a disciple or a group of disciples. Also the simple past and past participle of disciple.

Adjective

discipled

  1. Having been converted or trained as a disciple or a group of disciples.
    • From whence it is argued, that the Infants of notorious ungodly Parents being Members of a Discipled Nation, may therefore be baptized as such Members.1658, Richard Baxter, Certain Disputations of Right to Sacraments, and the True Nature of Visible Christianity..., page 267
    • The bibliography at the end is simply the best general bibliography I know of toward the development of a discipled mind.1990, James W. Sire, Discipleship of the Mind, page 26
  2. Appropriate for a disciple; as a disciple.
    • These demands have been properly tethered to renewed and repeated scriptural discernment, with the result that scriptural reality resolves exile in different ways: exile, for instance, may refer to a discipled participation in the Cross; or to an ascetic denial and yearning; or to some...2016, Radner, Time and the Word, page 33
    • If we accept a selfish gospel then we have no great motivation to engage with a discipled, sacrificial lifestyle.2017, Freddie Pimm, The Selfish Gospel: Be Transformed by Giving It All
  3. Serving as a student or follower of a mentor or spiritual teacher.
    • Liu Shao-Chi in How To Be A Good Communist which was kept in print for a time in this country, emphasized that the good Communists must be thoroughly discipled in their philosophy of life; whole-heartedly dedicated even unto death; and he must be willing to participate in any phase of the...1966, James D. Bales, The Phoenix Papers: If Not Treason, What?, page 75
    • Nanak and his discipled were given a respectful fare well by Baber.1990, H. Revanasiddappa, Alexander to Zia-ul-Haq, an Astrological Interpretation of History, page 56

Also used as

discipled is also the simple past and past participle of disciple.

Examples of discipled in a sentence

  • Christ set her free, and she is quick to proclaim that she is "drug free, debt free, and spiritually free." Now she serves others as a discipled warrior in a healthy church.2002, Charles E. Lawless, Discipled Warriors, page 17:
  • Soon missionaries coming out of discipled circles will provide most of the force required by new opportunities.2011, Vern Middleton ·, Donald McGavran, His Early Life and Ministry:
  • See prayer as not just an element of worship but as a powerful tool to shape a discipled character in people.2023, Paul A. Hansen, Thematic Expressions for the Lord's Supper:
  • But an over-stressed insistence on a discipled suffering may impose too much upon those who struggle with sickness, misfortune, guilt and bereavement.2018, David Fergusson, The Providence of God: A Polyphonic Approach, page 339:

Words formed from discipled

Questions about discipled

What does discipled mean?
Discipled means having been converted or trained as a disciple or a group of disciples.
How do you use discipled in a sentence?
Christ set her free, and she is quick to proclaim that she is "drug free, debt free, and spiritually free." Now she serves others as a discipled warrior in a healthy church.
What part of speech is discipled?
Discipled is an adjective.

Words near discipled in the dictionary

  1. discing
  2. discinid
  3. discinids
  4. disciple
  5. Disciple of Christ
  6. discipled
  7. disciplelike
  8. discipler
  9. disciplers
  10. disciples
  11. Disciples of Christ

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