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Christian

1

[kris-chuhn]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings.

    a Christian faith.

  2. of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

    Spain is a Christian country.

  3. of or relating to Christians.

    many Christian deaths in the Crusades.

  4. exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike.

    She displayed true Christian charity.

  5. Sometimes Offensive.decent; respectable.

    They gave him a good Christian burial.

  6. Sometimes Offensive.human; not brutal; humane.

    Such behavior isn't Christian.



noun

  1. a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.

  2. a person who exemplifies in their life the teachings of Christ.

    He died like a true Christian.

  3. a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren.

  4. the hero of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.

  5. a male given name.

Christian

2

[kris-chuhn]

noun

  1. Charlie, 1916–42, U.S. jazz guitarist.

Christian

1

/ ˈɪʃə /

noun

    1. a person who believes in and follows Jesus Christ

    2. a member of a Christian Church or denomination

  1. informala person who possesses Christian virtues, esp practical ones

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or derived from Jesus Christ, his teachings, example, or his followers

  2. (sometimes not capital) exhibiting kindness or goodness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Christian

2

/ ˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. Charlie. 1919–42, US jazz guitarist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Christian

1
  1. A follower or disciple of Jesus; someone who believes Jesus is the Christ or Messiah. The New Testament mentions that the followers of Jesus were first called Christians within a few years after his death.

Christian

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  1. A follower of Jesus and his teachings. Christian is also a descriptive term for the institutions and practices of Christianity.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christian1

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin īپԳܲ, from Greek īپó, equivalent to ī(ó) Christ + -ԴDz, from Latin -Գܲ -ian; replacing Middle English, Old English cristen from Latin, as above
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In between the normie cons and those very concerned about AI and transhumanism, Allen said, there are significant numbers of “traditional Christians, traditional Jews and traditional Muslims who have enormous apprehension.”

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AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic offered to play in two friendlies before the Gold Cup, but wanted to be rested for the tournament itself.

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The foundation also emailed a press release saying that it had appointed an executive chairman, Reverend Johnnie Moore, a Christian evangelical preacher and public relations executive.

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It also found that there is a “strong overlap among Americans who hold Christian nationalist and authoritarian views.”

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“We see that you are putting on your masks; you don’t need them,” Rev. Eddie Anderson, pastor of McCarty Memorial Christian Church and a leader with LA Voice, said to the officers and guardsmen.

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