Definition of christian. Meaning of christian. Synonyms of christian

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Definition of christian

Christian
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.
Christian
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.

Meaning of christian from wikipedia

- a christian. (en-us-christian. ogg , pronunciation is a person who adheres to christianity , an abrahamic , monotheistic religion based on
- the only consistent force in europe until the age of enlightenment christian culture was the predominant force in western civilization,
- contemporary christian music (or ccm—and occasionally 'inspirational music') is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused
- christian radio is a category of radio format s that focus on transmitting programming with a christian message . music of christian
- christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding christian life and faith.
- christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are christians and who often focus the lyrics on
- christian metal, also known as white metal is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message using song lyrics as well as the
- the catholic church, also known as the roman catholic church, is the world's largest christian church , with 1.2 billion members worldwide
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- arab christians (arabic : العرب المسيحيين al-'arab al-masihiyin) are ethnic arabs of christian faith sometimes also including those, who
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