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Definition of Christian noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Christian

noun
 
/ˈkrɪstʃən/
 
/ˈkrɪstʃən/
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  1. a person who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ or has been baptized in a Christian church
    • Only 10% of the population are now practising Christians.
    • He became a born-again Christian at 40 and turned his back on his misspent youth.
    Topics Religion and festivalsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • believing
    • committed
    • devout
    • …
    verb + Christian
    • be brought up (as)
    • be raised (as)
    Christian + verb
    • believe
    • pray
    • worship
    • …
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  2. the main character in The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.
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