Definitions
Person following Christianity, or something relating to that faith.
Word origin
From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian.
Used in a sentence
“The whole life of a good Christian is nothing else but a state of holy desire (sanctum desiderium).”
“[…]thousands of people have been killed in recent years in violence between Muslims and Christians, in Nigeria and Indonesia in particular, but on a lesser scale in other regions as well.”
“In South Korea, the Mingjung Theology inspired Christians and Catholics to question the legitimacy of the authoritarian regime.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Follower of Jesus”9 letters
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