christian

Everyday

1. A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity. tree →
2. (adjective) Christian describes things to do with this religion: Christian churches, Christian festivals such as Christmas and Easter. tree →
3. Christian is also a boy's first name. tree →

In the lessons

In religious education lessons it names one of the world's major religions and its people, buildings and festivals. In stories it may be a character's name. Phrases: «a Christian church», «Christian name» (old-fashioned for first name).

Examples

• Many Christians go to church on Sundays. tree →
• Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals. tree →
• We learned about Christian, Jewish and Muslim celebrations. tree →
• Christian sits next to me in class. tree →
• A church is a Christian place of worship. tree →
• What is your Christian name? (old-fashioned) tree →

Note

Always a capital C. The religion is «Christianity». «Christian name» means first name; today «first name» is kinder to people of all faiths. Christ is pronounced «krist».

In Jewish tradition

In religious education lessons it names one of the world's major religions and its people, buildings and festivals. In stories it may be a character's name. Phrases: «a Christian church», «Christian name» (old-fashioned for first name).

Examples

• A Christian theologian, Johann Friedrich von Meyer D. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Hence this book was known already in the second or at the beginning of the third century of the Christian Era. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Elohim Chiim, then, apart from Jewish or Christian preconception, is " the living Gods," or '-'- the Gods of the lives, i.e., living ones." Rittangelius gives Dii viventes, " The living Gods," both words in the plural. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Always a capital C. The religion is «Christianity». «Christian name» means first name; today «first name» is kinder to people of all faiths. Christ is pronounced «krist».