Used in a Sentence

christians

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for christians.

Editorial note

Previously it was largely Buddhist with some Iranian beliefs, probably Tibetan Bons and Nestorian Christians for good measure.

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Quick take

The (Stone Movement) a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of christians gathered in one view.

N

The (Stone Movement) a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century.

N

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for christians.

N

The (Stone Movement) a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century.

N

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Example sentences

1

Previously it was largely Buddhist with some Iranian beliefs, probably Tibetan Bons and Nestorian Christians for good measure.

2

About the CDU: having a party for Christians is in no way against the seperation of church and state.

3

Many Christians became non-practicing because they got busy with their jobs or they just stopped believing.

4

Actually it's the other way around: if Christians were not allowed to form parties (or name them as such), it would amount to state-sponsored discrimination against Christians and endorsement of everyone else.

5

So far as I can tell, only a tiny sliver of Christians believe the work in its entirety.

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And the Bible says Christians are pitiful and Christianity pointless if Jesus isn't God.

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I've always assumed the reason is because only a tiny sliver of Christians have actually read the whole bible - so they probably have no idea what it says.

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I don't think it's very useful to quote the bible as a source of what Christians believe.

9

We don't call the Spanish conquest of the Americas a Christian one even though they were Christians who ultimately converted everybody to Christianity.

10

I only ask because most comments in these articles are clearly bigoted toward: reoublicans, christians, anyone successful.

11

You'll find that there are many different versions of Christianity, even Atheist Christians who follow Christ's teachings but don't believe he is a God.

12

I don't think I have ever heard an opponent of religion suggest that medieval Christians were stupid for believing in a flat Earth.

Quote examples

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Some actors in the middle east like to claim that any involvement of the west is another Crusade, but no western country is interested in “freeing the Holy Land” from non-christians.

2

The story of the persecuted Christians falling asleep in the cave is also known in Christianity as "The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus" or "The Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus"[1].

3

But remember the old tale that "first they came for the Christians and I didn't complain because I wasn't a Christian..."

4

It's as embarrassingly hokey and strident as Christian evangelists self-describing as "spiritual warriors." It would be just as annoying to have all Christians dismissively labeled as "spiritual warriors" for their belief.

Proper noun examples

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None of that has happened and the fastest growing religious communities these days are fundamentalist, evangelical Christians.

2

Christians are a small minority in Thailand and there are more Muslim and Chinese than Christian.

3

How about if I say I don't like Christians?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use christians in a sentence?

Previously it was largely Buddhist with some Iranian beliefs, probably Tibetan Bons and Nestorian Christians for good measure.

What does christians mean?

The (Stone Movement) a group arising during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century.

What part of speech is christians?

christians is commonly used as N.