christian
IPA: krˈɪstʃʌn
Root Word: Christian
noun
- A believer in Christianity.
- (nonstandard) An adherent of Christianity who is not a Catholic; a Protestant.
- An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
- (obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek found in England since the twelfth century.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of medieval usage, rare today.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.
- Uncommon spelling of Christian. [A believer in Christianity.]
adjective
- (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
- (nonstandard, not comparable) Of, like or relating to Protestant Christians.
- (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Jesus Christ.
- Kind, charitable; moral; a term of approbation.
- Uncommon spelling of Christian. [(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.]
Examples of "christian" in Sentences
- Many Christians congregated in the church.
- The modern day christian is badly misunderstood too.
- Are proselyte and the Christian Gentile Church related
- Just another right wing born again christian nut job. rob
- Persecution is seen as antithetical to the Christian faith.
- For Christians the Cross on Mount Calvary expresses the symbol.
- The creed embodies the foundational truths of the Christian faith.
- The Nicene creed is the fundamental statement of the Christian faith.
- Phillips was a masterful apologist and defender of the Christian faith.
- He is an Evangelical Christian and member of the Church of the Nazarene.
- I do think the term christian is wrong, dogmatic would be more accurate.
- She was a devout Christian and was cannonized by the Churches of the East.
- When, exactly, did blatant lying become acceptable in christian bizarro world?
- The goal of the Reformation was to restore biblical Christianity to the church.
- First of all, him being a christian is debatable, as well as having nothing to do with what needs to happen to help Haiti.
- The reason i consider myself to be more jewish than christian is because the jews encourage the questioning of god and the Torah.
- As a born again christian I would assume that taking Jesus's advise to 'turn the other cheek' might be a more appropriate response.
- While we continue those practices the term christian will only be a burlesque expression, signifying no more than that it ironically denominates the rudest sect of barbarians that ever disgraced the hand of their Creator.
- Bible-thumping right-wing fundamentalists have also tarnished the popular image of religion to such an extent that someone who openly calls themselves a christian is automatically suspect, and considered likely to be a full-on bigot.