A believer in Christianity.
Used in a Sentence
christian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for christian.
Editorial note
Honestly sounds like a 'real name' for Kevin (it mentions his Christian faith, and Joseph is a 'better' Christian name than Kevin).
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A believer in Christianity.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of christian gathered in one view.
A person who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
A male given name from Ancient Greek found in England since the twelfth century.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for christian.
noun
A believer in Christianity.
See also: christly, christianly, christlike
noun
A person who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
See also: christly, christianly, christlike
noun
A male given name from Ancient Greek found in England since the twelfth century.
See also: christly, christianly, christlike
noun
A female given name from Ancient Greek of medieval usage, rare today.
See also: christly, christianly, christlike
Example sentences
Honestly sounds like a 'real name' for Kevin (it mentions his Christian faith, and Joseph is a 'better' Christian name than Kevin).
The same with Christian homeless shelters, many had to close down due to being attacked and criticized.
A lot of atheists used to be Christian at one point, and just didn't believe in God any more.
My friends and I always considered Tom Bombadil to be Tolkien's interpretation of the Christian God, as he was a Christian himself it isn't that far fetched.
We tamed the Christian Church - but right now it seems that secularism is under attack.
It will be an amalgam of a christian church and a lodge/service organization like Rotary.
Right or wrong, the Christian vision has caring for others as an essential imperative.
Based on my own reflections on the Christian community I am part of, I'd have to agree.
The closest analog to the Christian God in Tolkien's mythology would be Eru Ilúvatar, I think.
The Christian parable only applies if the puritans are in the minority.
Quite different from the Christian communities you'd see in the USA.
My Episcopal sunday school made the whole class to go services and sunday school (or equivalent) for every major christian denomination and every major non-christan religion.
Quote examples
As Nigel Havers said to Christian Bale's character in Empire of the Sun: Perhaps we should "try not to think so much".
"just not believe" One popular meme you'll see is the pre-christian greco-romans didn't saw religion and belief as somewhat orthogonal.
It's interesting to see him being accused of being "socialist" or "communist" when his decision seems to flow from his conservative Christian upbringing.
The Church of Ireland is (and has been in recent history) the second largest Christian "sect" (as I put it earlier) in Ireland after Roman Catholicism.
Proper noun examples
Christians are a small minority in Thailand and there are more Muslim and Chinese than Christian.
In particular, the factual claims about Christ, his life, his death, his resurrection are central to any evangelical Christian's faith.
I want an honest system Most other systems are predicated on a quasi-Christian-like system.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use christian in a sentence?
Honestly sounds like a 'real name' for Kevin (it mentions his Christian faith, and Joseph is a 'better' Christian name than Kevin).
What does christian mean?
A believer in Christianity.
What part of speech is christian?
christian is commonly used as noun.