Christian Definition

krĭschən
adjective
Of Jesus Christ or his teachings.
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Of or professing the religion based on these teachings.
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Having the qualities demonstrated and taught by Jesus Christ, as love, kindness, humility, etc.
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Of or representing Christians or Christianity.
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Humane, decent, etc.
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noun
A person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ, or in the religion based on the teachings of Jesus.
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One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus.
American Heritage
A masculine name: dim. Chris; fem. Christina, Christine.
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A decent, respectable person.
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Other Word Forms of Christian

Noun

Singular:
Christian
Plural:
christians

Origin of Christian

  • Middle English Cristen from Old English cristen from Latin Chrīstiānus from Chrīstus Christ Christ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Christian Sentence Examples

  • The sultan sent him back to the Christian camp, and he passed on to the Holy Land.

  • As worked out by Ritschl, this is specially a basis for Christian belief.

  • The mention of Christian theology may remind us that, for the majority of theists in medieval and modern times, theism proper has ranked only as a secondary wisdom.

  • On the other hand, no Christian, and perhaps no theist, is interested in maintaining that Butler grasps the whole truth.

  • Of these St Matthias in the south, now represented by a 12th-century building, has a Christian cemetery of the Roman age.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHR

Words Ending With

NANIAN

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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