Christian

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.2 Proper adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 Related terms 1.4.1 See also

English

Proper noun

Christian (plural Christians)

1. A follower of and believer in Christ.

Translations

Dutch: christen m and f Finnish: kristitty French: chrétien m, chrétienne f

Japanese: キリストジン (kirisutojin) Latin: Christianus m, Christiana f Portuguese: cristão m, cristã f Romanian: creştin m, creştină f Spanish: cristiano m, cristiana f

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table above, removing the numbers. The numbering is unreliable.

• Slovene: kristjan m (1), kristjanka f (1)
• Swedish: kristen c (1), kristendom c (3)

Proper adjective

Christian

1. (no comparative or superlative) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
2. (comparative more Christian, superlative most Christian) Kind, charitable.

   That's very Christian of you.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• Christian name

Related terms

• Christ
• Christianity
• Christianize

See also

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