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Pronunciation
IPA|/�kɹɪst��n/
Hyphenation: Chris·tian

Etymology
From w:Latin|Latin Chrīstus, from w:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek Χ�ι����, noun use of ��ι����, khristos meaning anointed. The word Christian is first used in Antioch, according to Acts xi.25-26.

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations
trans-top|member of the Christian religion
Arabic: ARchar|�س�ح� (masīḥi), ARchar|�صرا�� (naṣr�ni)
Bosnian: hriš�anin m, krš�anin m, hriš�anka f, krš�anka f
Chinese: ��� (jīdūtú)
Croatian: krš�anin m, krš�anka f
Czech: k�esťan m
Dutch: christen m|f
Finnish: kristitty
French: chrétien m, chrétienne f
German: Christ m, Christin f
Greek: ��ι��ιαν�� (khristianos) m, ��ι��ιανή (khristiani) f
Hebrew: נ�צר� (notzry) m, נ�צר�� (notzri'a) f
Hungarian: keresztény
Indonesian: Kristen
Italian: cristiano m, cristiana f
Japanese: JAchar|������ (kurisuchan), JAchar|������ (kirisuto ky�to)
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Kurdish: xirîstî, file, KUchar|���س�ح�
Latin: Christianus m, Christiana f
Lithuanian: krikš�ionis m, krikš�ion� f
Maltese: Kristjan m, Kristjana f, Nisrani m?, Nisranija f?
Portuguese: cristão m, cristã f
Romanian: cre�tin m, cre�tin� f
Russian: ��и��ианин (khristianín) m
Scottish Gaelic: crìosdaidh m
Serbian:

Slovak: kresťan m, kresťanka f
Slovene: kristjan m, kristjanka f
Spanish: cristiano m, cristiana f
Swedish: kristen c
Thai: THchar|�ริส��ศาส�ิ��� (krít sàatsàníkchon)
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trans-top|someone who seeks to obey Jesus Christ
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Swedish: kristen, sann kristen
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Thai: THchar|�ริส��ีย� (krítdtian)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

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

Translations
trans-top|male given name
Danish: Christian#Danish|Christian
Finnish: Kristian
German: Christian#German|Christian
Hungarian: Krisztián, Keresztély
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Icelandic: Kristján
Italian: Cristiano
Norwegian: Kristian
Spanish: Cristián
Swedish: Kristian
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Related terms
feminine forms: Christiana, Christina, Christine

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|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)

Translations
trans-top|of, like or relating to Christianity
Bosnian: hriš�anski m, krš�anski m
Croatian: krš�anski m
Czech: k�esťanský m
Dutch: christelijk
German: christlich
Greek: ��ι��ιανικ�� (khristianikos)
Hebrew: נ�צר� (notzry) m, נ�צר�ת (notzryt) f
Italian: cristiano
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Lithuanian: krikš�ioniškas m, krikš�ioniška f, n
Russian: ��и��иан�кий
Serbian:

Slovak: kresťanský m, kresťanská f, kresťanské n
Swedish: kristen, kristlig
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trans-top|kind
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Synonyms
(kind): xian, charitable, helpful, kind, neighborly/neighbourly, sweet (informal)

Derived terms
Christian name

Related terms
Christ
Christianity
Christianize
small c Christian

See also
Catholic
fundamentalist
Jew
messiah
Mormon
Muslim
New Testament
Old Testament
Protestant

Anagrams
Christina
Irish cant
I chant, sir.
I chart sin.
Scar, I hint.

Category:Christianity

Danish

Alternative spellings
Kristian

Proper noun
Christian

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

Related terms
variants: Carsten, Chris, Christen, Karsten, Kresten, Kristen
feminine forms: Christine, Kirstine.

German

Proper noun
Christian

1. given name|male||de:.

Related terms
Carsten, Karsten
feminine forms: Christiane, Christina, Christine.

Norwegian

Proper noun
Christian

1. given name|male||no:, an alternative spelling of Kristian.

Swedish

Proper noun
Christian

1. given name|male||sv:, an alternative spelling of Kristian.

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