disciple

• The preeminence of duty toward God over personal or family demands on the part of one who had assumed the obligations of a disciple was the precept. —  Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
• Love begets love, and the disciple was so near to the heart of his Master because he loved much. —  The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles
• He then acquires the status of a Brahmachari or disciple, and in former times he would proceed to some religious centre and begin to study the sacred books. —  The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
• The first division he subdivides into--1, the disciple; 2, the apprentice; 3, the workman; 4, the overseer The disciple is the student of the vedas; the apprentice is one learning an art; the workman is one who is paid for his work; the overseer superintends workmen. —  Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya
• I have talked with mothers in the spirit of a disciple, and I have learnt, oh, so much Mothers are most anxious about the moral training of their little ones," said Henriette, in some bewilderment Of course, but they don't worry about it so early. —  The Daughters of Danaus

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