#disciple

• Adherent — A person who fully adheres to a doctrine, or to a scientific, philosophical, political, or religious theory, becoming an active supporter and propagator of it; as an adjective, it describes the state of ideological or intellectual attachment to a structured set of values or principles. The term defines the social identity and doctrinal position of an individual within a current of thought.
• Adherent — A female person who fully adheres to a doctrine, a cultural, political, or religious movement, or a scientific theory, becoming its active supporter and promoter. In a broad sense, the structural term describes a woman attached to an idea or a discipline, which she practices or defends with firm conviction within social interactions.