CHRISTIAN


Meaning of CHRISTIAN in English

I. Chris ‧ tian 1 /ˈkrɪstʃ ə n, -tiən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a person who believes in the ideas taught by Jesus Christ

II. Christian 2 BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: christianus , from Greek , from Christos 'Christ' , from chriein 'to pour holy oil on' ]

1 . related to Christianity:

the Christian religion

the Christian church

a Christian minister

2 . ( also christian ) behaving in a good kind way:

That wasn’t a very christian thing to do!

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