Christian
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
c. 1590, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Christianos), from Χριστός (Christos, “Christ, anointed one”) + -ιανός (-ianos, “of, related to”); as if Christ + -ian.
[edit] Noun
Christian (plural Christians)
- (Christianity) A believer in Christianity.
- (Christianity) An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
- (Christianity) An individual who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
[edit] Translations
member of the Christian religion
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someone who belongs to Jesus Christ
[edit] Proper noun
Christian
- A male given name found in England since the twelfth century.
- A female given name of medieval usage, rare today.
- A patronymic surname.
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- feminine forms: Christiana, Christina, Christine
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male given name
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[edit] Adjective
Christian (comparative more Christian, superlative most Christian)
- (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
- Kind, charitable, or generous.
- That's very Christian of you.
- To non-Christians, this may be an offensive usage (similarly, see the offensive usage of Jew)
- That's very Christian of you.
- Righteous, ethical or moral.
[edit] Translations
of, like or relating to Christianity
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kind — see kind
[edit] Synonyms
- (kind): charitable, helpful, kind, neighborly/neighbourly, sweet (informal)
[edit] Antonyms
- (of or relating to Christianity or Christians): agnostic, atheist, heathen, non-Christian, pagan
- (charitable, moral): corrupt, immoral, improper, unjust, savage
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Most common English words before 1923: started · respect · that's · #744: Christian · food · trying · states
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[edit] Etymology
Latin Christianus.
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Christian
- A male given name.
[edit] Usage notes
- Traditionally popular in Denmark, as the name of ten ruling kings since the fifteenth century.
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- (male given names) Carsten, Chresten, Chris, Christen, Karsten, Kresten, Kristen
- (feminine forms) Christine, Kirstine, Kirstine
- (surnames) Christiansen, Kristiansen, Christensen, Kristensen
[edit] References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 146 350 males with the given name Christian (compared to 72 098 named Kristian) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
[edit] French
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Christian IPA: /kʁis.tjɑ̃/
- A male given name, cognate to Christian.
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- female given names: Christiane, Christine, Christelle
[edit] German
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Christian
- A male given name.
[edit] Related terms
- Carsten, Karsten
- feminine forms: Christiane, Christina, Christine.
[edit] Norwegian
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin Chrīstiānus.
[edit] Proper noun
Christian
- A male given name.
[edit] References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 192 males with the given name Christian (compared to 15 707 named Kristian) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
[edit] Old French
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Christian m. (nominative singular Christians)
- A male given name, cognate to Christian in Modern English
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Proper noun
Christian
- A male given name, a spelling variant of Kristian.
[edit] References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 36 914 males with the given name Christian (compared to 14 967 named Kristian) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English words suffixed with -ian
- English nouns
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- English proper nouns
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
- English female given names from Ancient Greek
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- English adjectives
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish male given names
- French proper nouns
- French male given names
- German proper nouns
- German male given names
- Norwegian terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian male given names
- Old French proper nouns
- Old French male given names
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish male given names