Christian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 Synonyms 1.5.3 Antonyms 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 Related terms 1.8 See also 1.9 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Related terms 3 French 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 German 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹɪstʃən/
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• Hyphenation: Chris‧tian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, noun use of χριστός, khristos meaning anointed. The word Christian is first used in Antioch, according to Acts xi.25-26.

[edit] Noun

Christian (plural Christians)

1. (Christianity) A believer in Christianity.
2. (Christianity) An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.

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Singular Christian

Plural -

Christian

1. A male given name found in England since the twelfth century.
2. A female given name of medieval usage, rare today.

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• feminine forms: Christiana, Christina, Christine

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Christian (comparative more Christian, superlative most Christian)

1. (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
2. Kind, charitable.

   That's very Christian of you.

   To non-Christians, this may be an offensive usage (similarly, see the offensive usage of Jew)

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• (kind): xian, charitable, helpful, kind, neighborly/neighbourly, sweet (informal)

[edit] Antonyms

• atheist
• agnostic
• heathen
• pagan
• savage

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• Christian name

[edit] Related terms

• Christ
• Christianity
• Christianize
• small c Christian

[edit] See also

• Catholic
• fundamentalist
• Jew
• messiah
• Mormon
• Muslim
• New Testament
• Old Testament
• Protestant

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achiinrst
• Christina

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• Kristian

[edit] Proper noun

Christian

1. A male given name traditionally popular in Denmark, as the name of ten ruling kings since the fifteenth century.

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• variants: Carsten, Chresten, Chris, Christen, Karsten, Kresten, Kristen
• feminine forms: Christine, Kirstine.

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Christian IPA: /kʁis.tjɑ̃/

1. A male given name, cognate to Christian.

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• female given names: Christiane, Christine, Christelle

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[edit] German

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Christian

1. A male given name.

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• Carsten, Karsten
• feminine forms: Christiane, Christina, Christine.

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[edit] Norwegian

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Christian

1. A male given name, an alternative spelling of Kristian.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Christian

1. A male given name, an alternative spelling of Kristian.