Sentence examples for many disciples from inspiring English sources

Ibn Ḥanbal led a life of asceticism and self-denial, winning many disciples.

There were rules; so many disciples here, Mary in blue, et cetera.

Rossetto's manifesto seems quaint just 10 years later, but it found many disciples.

Has a great many disciples that follow his philosophy closely and attend all his lectures.

Bringing together the aspirations of Rublyov's many disciples, Dionisy is the one who drew the most radical lessons from Rublyov's style.

In the course of his journeys he attracted many disciples, some of whom accompanied him on a second pilgrimage to Mecca.

He attracted many distinguished disciples and became known as the sage of Ōmi province.

Hirata developed the philological studies started by Motoori and trained many capable disciples.

The ennobled naturalism of his approach has earned him many sworn disciples, including a few who have recorded with him, like Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell.

Putting the spotlight on Niebuhr's authorship (whether he was the sole "originator" of the prayer or the major "codifier" of fragments already floating in the homiletic air) may help redirect attention toward the social Gospel meaning the prayer conveyed to Niebuhr and his many liberal disciples — even after their radical hopes of the early 1930s had dimmed.

Sometimes he even physically attacked his students, though apparently this did not prevent him from gaining many devoted disciples.