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Christian X –noun | 1870–1947, king of Denmark 1912–47. |
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Christian IX –noun | 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906. |
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Chris·tian
Audio Help /ˈkrɪs
tʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kris-chuh
n] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings: a Christian faith. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ: Spain is a Christian country. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to Christians: many Christian deaths in the Crusades. |
| 4. | exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike: She displayed true Christian charity. |
| 5. | decent; respectable: They gave him a good Christian burial. |
| 6. | human; not brutal; humane: Such behavior isn't Christian. |
–noun | 7. | a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity. |
| 8. | a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ: He died like a true Christian. |
| 9. | a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren. |
| 10. | the hero of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. |
[Origin:
1250–1300; < L
Chrīstiānus < Gk
Chrīstiānós, equiv. to
Chrīst(
ós)
Christ +
-iānos < L
-iānus -ian; r. ME, OE
cristen < L, as above

]
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