What does Christian mean?

Definitions for Christian
ˈkrɪs tʃənchris·tian

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Christianadjective

    a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

  2. Christianadjective

    relating to or characteristic of Christianity

    "Christian rites"

  3. christianadjective

    following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ

Wiktionary

  1. Christiannoun

    A believer in Christianity.

  2. Christiannoun

    An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.

  3. Christiannoun

    An individual who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

  4. Christianadjective

    Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

  5. Christianadjective

    Kind, charitable, or generous.

    That's very Christian of you.

  6. Christianadjective

    Righteous, ethical or moral.

  7. Christiannoun

    found in England since the twelfth century.

  8. Christiannoun

    of medieval usage, rare today.

  9. Etymology: c. 1590, from Christianus, from Χριστιανός, from Χριστός + -ιανός; as if.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Christianadjective

    Professing the religion of Christ.

    I’ll not be made a soft and dull-ey’d fool,
    To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield
    To christian intercessors. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

  2. CHRISTIANnoun

    A professor of the religion of Christ.

    Etymology: Christianus, Lat.

    We christians have certainly the best and the holiest, the wisest and most reasonable religion in the world. John Tillotson.

Wikipedia

  1. Christian

    Christians ( (listen)) are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as messiah in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term Christian used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, about 13% live in Asia and the Pacific, and 1% live in the Middle East and North Africa. Christians make up the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories. 280 million Christians live as a minority. About half of all Christians worldwide are Catholic, while more than a third are Protestant (37%). Orthodox communions comprise 12% of the world's Christians. Other Christian groups make up the remainder. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey, Christianity will remain the world's largest religion in 2050, if current trends continue. In recent history, Christians have experienced persecution of varying severity, especially in the Middle-East, North Africa, East Asia, and South Asia.

ChatGPT

  1. Christian

    Christianity refers to a monotheistic religion centered around the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah who came to Earth to save humanity from sin and provide salvation. Followers of Christianity, often referred to as Christians, strive to live according to Jesus' teachings and principles, seeking to love God and others. The holy book of Christianity is the Bible, which consists of the Old and New Testaments.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Christiannoun

    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

  2. Christiannoun

    one born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system

  3. Christiannoun

    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

  4. Christiannoun

    one of a sect (called Christian Connection) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice

  5. Christianadjective

    pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people

  6. Christianadjective

    pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court

  7. Christianadjective

    characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent

  8. Etymology: [L. christianus, Gr. ; cf. AS. cristen. See Christ.]

Wikidata

  1. Christian

    A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christ, a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term Messiah. Central to the Christian faith is the gospel, the teaching that humans have hope for salvation through the message and work of Jesus, and particularly, his atoning death on the cross 1Co 15:3 and resurrection 1Co 15:4. Christians also believe Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Most Christians believe in the doctrine of the Trinity, a description of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This includes the vast majority of churches in Christianity, although a minority are Non-trinitarians. The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It is also used as a label to identify people who associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity, irrespective of personal religious beliefs or practices.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  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.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. 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.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. CHRISTIAN

    A member of any orthodox church.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. christian

    A gold Danish coin, value in England from 16s. to 16s. 4d.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CHRISTIAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Christian is ranked #626 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Christian surname appeared 54,198 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Christian.

    66.4% or 35,993 total occurrences were White.
    24.5% or 13,316 total occurrences were Black.
    3.6% or 1,962 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.4% or 1,350 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 1,263 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 320 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Christian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1650

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Christian' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2464

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Christian' in Nouns Frequency: #1767

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Christian' in Adjectives Frequency: #209

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Christian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Christian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Christian in a Sentence

  1. Karl Marx:

    Christian Socialism is but the holy water with which the priest consecrates the heart-burnings of the aristocrat.

  2. Becket Executive Director Montse Alvarado:

    A hearty bah-humbug toast to university officials who make Christian and Jewish students feel like second class citizens at a time that should be full of brotherly love and giving.

  3. Christian Bale:

    I was asked to do a romantic comedy recently and I thought they ’d lost their minds, i don’t know why anyone would ever offer me a romantic comedy, Christian Bale continued. CHRISTIAN BALE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN FIRST PICS AS DICK CHENEY FOR LATEST BIOPIC ROLE But Christian Bale said thought the 2000 flick American Psycho was very funny, referring to Christian Bale breakout leading role in which Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman, a rich New York investment banker with an urge to kill. The movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis ’ 1992 novel of the same name. The Oscar winner described.

  4. Pastor John Hagee:

    I believe that Christians United for Israel will continue to grow exponentially especially because Israel is in a time of danger, every Christian who carries a Bible knows that God Almighty is interested in the welfare of Israel, and they know they have a Biblical mandate to stand up and speak up for Israel. The chaos we’re experiencing in the Middle East is a challenge for every Christian to come out of the closet and stand up and speak up for Israel and the Jewish people.

  5. Ishak William:

    Show me a (Christian) woman that will be able to walk in the street after the authorities leave.

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