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n] Pronunciation Key | 1. | of, pertaining 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 pertaining 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. | decent; respectable: They gave him a good Christian burial. |
| 6. | human; not brutal; humane: Such behavior isn't Christian. |
| 7. | a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity. |
| 8. | a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ: He died like a true Christian. |
| 9. | a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren. |
| 10. | the hero of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. |
| 11. | a male given name. |
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Christian
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| 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906. |
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| 1870–1947, king of Denmark 1912–47. |
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| Chris·tian
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[Middle English Cristen, from Old English cristen, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Chrīstus, Christ; see Christ.] Chris'tian·ly adj. & adv. |
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| Christian, Charlie 1916-1942.
American jazz guitarist and blues singer. One of the first to amplify the guitar, he influenced its emergence as a solo instrument in jazz. |
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Christian
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| christian | |
adjective | |
| 1. | relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites" |
| 2. | following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ [ant: unchristian] |
noun | |
| 1. | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
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Christian
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.
[Chapter:] The Bible
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Christian
A follower of Jesus and his teachings. Christian is also a descriptive term for the institutions and practices of Christianity.
[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
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Christian County, IL (county, FIPS 21) Location: 39.54731 N, 89.27809 W
Population (1990): 34418 (14640 housing units)
Area: 1836.5 sq km (land), 17.2 sq km (water)
Christian County, KY (county, FIPS 47) Location: 36.89505 N, 87.49187 W
Population (1990): 68941 (23429 housing units)
Area: 1868.3 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)
Christian County, MO (county, FIPS 43) Location: 36.96967 N, 93.18749 W
Population (1990): 32644 (12812 housing units)
Area: 1458.7 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
Pass Christian, MS (city, FIPS 55400) Location: 30.31880 N, 89.24172 W
Population (1990): 5557 (2823 housing units)
Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 17.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39571
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Christian
Camp"bell*ite\, n. [From Alexander Campbell, of Virginia.] (Eccl.) A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See Christian, 3.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Christian
Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS. cristen. See Christ.]1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. --Acts xi. 26. 2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system. 3. (Eccl.) (a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names. They are congregational in church government, and baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples of Christ, and Campbellites. (b) One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice. Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members of the sects, kr[=i]s"chan.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Christian
Chris"tian\, a. 1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people. 3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court. --Blackstone. 4. Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent. The graceful tact; the Christian art. --Tennyson. Christian Commission. See under Commission. Christian court. Same as Ecclesiastical court. Christian era, the present era, commencing with the birth of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894. Christian name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from the family name, or surname.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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