CHRISTIAN

I. noun Etymology: Latin christianus, adjective & noun, from Greek christianos, from Christos Date: 1526 1. one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ, b. disciple 2, a member of one of the Churches of Christ separating from the Disciples of Christ in 1906, a member of the ~ denomination having part in the union of the United Church of Christ concluded in 1961, the hero in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress , II. adjective Date: 1547 1. of or relating to ~ity , based on or conforming with ~ity , 2. of, relating to, or being a ~ , professing ~ity , commendably decent or generous , ~ly adjective or adverb