Definitions for Christian
ˈkrɪs tʃənChris·tian

Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Christian(adj)

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

2. Christian(adj)

   relating to or characteristic of Christianity

   "Christian rites"

3. christian(adj)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Christian(Noun)

   A believer in Christianity.

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

2. Christian(Noun)

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

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

3. Christian(Noun)

   An individual who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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

4. Christian(Adjective)

   Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

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

5. Christian(Adjective)

   Kind, charitable, or generous.

   That's very Christian of you.

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

6. Christian(Adjective)

   Righteous, ethical or moral.

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

7. Christian(ProperNoun)

   found in England since the twelfth century.

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

8. Christian(ProperNoun)

   of medieval usage, rare today.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Christian(noun)

   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

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

2. Christian(noun)

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

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

3. Christian(noun)

   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

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

4. Christian(noun)

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

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

5. Christian(adj)

   pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people

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

6. Christian(adj)

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

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

7. Christian(adj)

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

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

Freebase(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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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.

The Roycroft Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. CHRISTIAN

   A member of any orthodox church.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. christian

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

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1. Christian

   a disciple of Jesus Christ; one who has given his/her life to Christ and trusted in him for salvation

   He was a true Christian being fervently, zealous for the doctrine of justification as taught by Jesus his Lord.

   Submitted by Noah Hirsch on May 8, 2018  

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1. christian

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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

Anagrams for Christian »

1. Christina

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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. Toledo Municipal Judge Allen McConnell:

   On Monday, July 6, I declined to marry a non-traditional couple during my duties assignment, the declination was based upon my personal and Christian beliefs established over many years. I apologize to the couple for the delay they experienced and wish them the best.

2. Mark DeMoss:

   We don't apply it in business, in school, hiring of a plumber, a painter or an architect, there is nothing else we do in life where this person has to be my stripe of Christian or I won't work with them. I think it is a double standard litmus test.

3. Katia Cytryn-Silverman:

   The fact that this is the one chosen for a top step is also challenging for our modern mind: was this a positive or negative appropriation of the menorah? were they stepping on purpose? Did the room serve a special function? Were the inhabitants of the house actually aware of its importance? Was this just a beautiful ornamented piece? While these questions are still hard to answer, the very use [of the door] at this place, and our eventual exposure, revived its long trajectory, going fromJewish hands, to Muslim, and then to Christian owners.

4. Candace Cameron Bure Cameron:

   I want to say to people loud and clear : There has never been a more exciting time in America to be a Christian, to be a person of deep faith in God, this could be our finest hour because when all hope seems lost, that is when God parts the waters. I think this could be a Red Sea moment for you, for me, for us, in our America story right now.

5. Ryan Jayne:

   They were afraid to bring it up themselves so they came to us. In areas that are predominantly Christian, the backlash that non-Christians receive when they speak out against government endorsement of religion can be very severe.

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