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Christian

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Noun

1. christian

a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

Adjective

2. christian

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

Example Sentences:
'Christian rites'

3. christian

following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Christian

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noun
1. 
a. 
a person who believes in and follows Jesus Christ
b. 
a member of a Christian Church or denomination
2. informal
a person who possesses Christian virtues, esp practical ones
adjective
3. 
of, relating to, or derived from Jesus Christ, his teachings, example, or his followers
4. (sometimes not capital)
exhibiting kindness or goodness
noun
Charlie. 1919–42, US jazz guitarist

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Christian

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noun
1. 
a person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ, or in the religion based on the teachings of Jesus
2. 
a masculine name: dim. Chris; fem. Christina, Christine
3.  Informal
a decent, respectable person
adjective
4. 
of Jesus Christ or his teachings
5. 
of or professing the religion based on these teachings
6. 
having the qualities demonstrated and taught by Jesus Christ, as love, kindness, humility, etc.
7. 
of or representing Christians or Christianity
8.  Informal
humane, decent, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Christian

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American jazz guitarist. One of the first to amplify the guitar, he influenced its emergence as a solo instrument in jazz.
adj.
1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus, especially in showing concern for others.
4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
n.
1. One who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
2. One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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