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1. (adj.) Christian
of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings.
2. Christian
of, pertaining to, or adhering to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
3. Christian
of or pertaining to Christians.
4. Christian
exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ, as in having a loving regard for others.
5. Christian
humane; decent; generous.
6. (n.) Christian
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; an adherent of Christianity.
7. Christian
a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME, OE cristen < L Chrīstiānus < Gk Chrīstiānós=Chrīst(ós)Christ+-iānos < L -iānus -ian)
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| Definition of 'CHRISTIAN' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Christian
a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
2. (adj) Christian
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
"Christian rites"
3. (adj) christian
following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
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1. (noun) Christian
sb who believes in Christianity
2. (adjective) Christian
relating to Christianity
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| Definition of 'CHRISTIAN' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) CHRISTIAN
pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people
2. (adj) CHRISTIAN
pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court
3. (adj) CHRISTIAN
characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent
4. (noun) CHRISTIAN
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
5. (noun) CHRISTIAN
one born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system
6. (noun) CHRISTIAN
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
7. (noun) CHRISTIAN
one of a sect (called Christian Connection) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice
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| Definitions of 'CHRISTIAN' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. CHRISTIAN
the name of nine kings of Denmark, of whom the first began to reign in 1448 and the last in 1863, and the following deserve notice: Christian II., conquered Sweden, but proving a tyrant, was driven from the throne by Gustavus Vasa in 1522, upon which his own subjects deposed him, an act which he resented by force of arms, in which he was defeated in 1531, his person seized, and imprisoned for life; characterised by Carlyle as a "rash, unwise, explosive man" (1481-1559). Christian IV., king from 1588 to 1648; took part on the Protestant side in the Thirty Years' War, and was defeated by Tilly; he was a good ruler, and was much beloved by his subjects; was rather unsteady in his habits, it is said (1577-1648). Christian IX., king from 1863; son of Duke William of Sleswick-Holstein, father of the Princess of Wales, George I., king of Greece, and the dowager Empress of Russia; b. 1818.
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| Definitions of 'CHRISTIAN' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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CHRISTIAN
1. One of a sect that despises and rejects the race from which its founder sprang.
2. A person who thinks he believes in a certain creed that he does not believe in, and thus is pied mentally, morally and arithmetically.
3. A man who keeps one day in the week holy and raises hell with folks and fauna the other six--sometimes.
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Sense: a follower of or a believer in Christ.
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 Afrikaans: Christen |
 Arabic: المَسيحي، النَّصْراني |
 Bulgarian: християнин |
 Brazilian: cristão |
 Czech: křesťan |
 German: der/die Christ(in) |
 Danish: kristen |
 Greek: χριστιανός |
 Spanish: cristiano |
 Estonian: kristlane |
 Farsi: پیرو مسیح؛ مسیحی |
 Finnish: kristitty |
 French: chrétien/-ienne |
 Hebrew: נוֹצרִי |
 Hindi: ईसाई, मसीही |
 Croatian: kršćanin |
 Hungarian: keresztény v. keresztyén |
 Indonesian: orang Kristen |
 Icelandic: kristinn, kristinnar trúa |
 Italian: cristiano |
 Japanese: キリスト教信者 |
 Korean: 기독교인 |
 Lithuanian: krikščionis |
 Latvian: kristietis |
 Malay: pengikut Kristian |
 Dutch: christen |
 Norwegian: kristen(t menneske) |
 Polish: chrześcijanin |
 Persian: پیرو مسیح؛ مسیحی |
 Pashto: عيسمى، مسيحى: عيسوى مذهبه |
 Portuguese: cristão |
 Romanian: creştin |
 Russian: христианин |
 Slovak: kresťan, -ka |
 Slovenian: kristjan |
 Serbian: hrišćanin |
 Swedish: kristen [person] |
 Thai: คริสตศาสนิกชน |
 Turkish: Hristiyan |
 Taiwanese: 基督教徒 |
 Ukrainian: християнин, християнка |
 Urdu: عیسائی |
 Vietnamese: người theo đạo Cơ đốc |
 Chinese: 基督教徒 |
Afrikaans: christelike |
| Arabic: مَسيحي، نَصْراني |
Bulgarian: християнски |
Brazilian: cristão |
| Czech: křesťanský |
German: christlich |
Danish: kristen |
| Greek: χριστιανικός |
Spanish: cristiano |
Estonian: kristlik |
| Farsi: مسیحی |
Finnish: kristillinen |
French: chrétien |
| Hebrew: נוֹצרִי |
Hindi: ईसाई |
Croatian: kršćanski |
| Hungarian: keresztény v. keresztyén |
Indonesian: Kristiani |
Icelandic: kristinn, kristilegur |
| Italian: cristiano |
Japanese: キリスト教信者の |
Korean: 기독교의 |
| Lithuanian: krikščioniškas |
Latvian: kristīgs |
Malay: pegangan Kristian |
| Dutch: christelijk |
Norwegian: kristen, kristelig |
Polish: chrześcijański |
| Persian: مسیحی |
Pashto: عیسوی |
Portuguese: cristão |
| Romanian: creştin |
Russian: христианский |
Slovak: kresťanský |
| Slovenian: krščanski |
Serbian: hrišćanski |
Swedish: kristen, kristlig |
| Thai: ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับคริสต์ |
Turkish: Hristiyan dinine ait |
Taiwanese: 基督教的 |
| Ukrainian: християнський |
Urdu: عیسائی ہونا |
Vietnamese: thuộc Cơ đốc giáo |
| Chinese: 基督教的 |
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