Discipled

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Being guided and instructed in a particular doctrine or belief system by a mentor or leader
2. undergoing a process of learning and growth through mentorship or spiritual guidance
3. experiencing a transformation of understanding and practice through the influence of a knowledgeable figure

Etymology: "Discipled" is simply the past tense and past participle of "disciple," used as a verb, so its history is that of the noun it comes from. The noun reached English through Old English "discipul," meaning "disciple" or "scholar," which was itself borrowed from Latin "discipulus," meaning "pupil" or "learner." Latin "discipulus" is built from the same stem as "discere," "to learn," so at root a disciple is someone who is learning. Middle English later reshaped the spelling under the influence of Old French "deciple," so two forms of the word competed for a time before the modern spelling settled. The sense of following a teacher's teaching and adopting it as one's own was present from the start, which is why the verb can describe a person whose outlook and habits have been reshaped by a mentor.

Synonyms: trained, mentored, taught, guided, instructed

Antonyms: neglected, ignored, untrained