Definition of Christean
Christian, the name of nine kings of Denmark, of whom the first
began to reign in 1448 and the last in 1863, and the following deserve
notice: Christian II., conquered Sweden, but proving a tyrant, was
driven from the throne by Gustavus Vasa in 1522, upon which his own
subjects deposed him, an act which he resented by force of arms, in which
he was defeated in 1531, his person seized, and imprisoned for life;
characterised by Carlyle as a "rash, unwise, explosive man" (1481-1559).
Christian IV., king from 1588 to 1648; took part on the Protestant
side in the Thirty Years' War, and was defeated by Tilly; he was a good
ruler, and was much beloved by his subjects; was rather unsteady in his
habits, it is said (1577-1648). Christian IX., king from 1863; son
of Duke William of Sleswick-Holstein, father of the Princess of Wales,
George I., king of Greece, and the dowager Empress of Russia; b. 1818.
- Wikipedia
Chris"tian (?), n. [L.
christianus, Gr. &?;; cf. AS. cristen. See
Christ.]
1. One who believes, or professes or is
assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by
Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed
to the doctrines of Christ.
The disciples were called Christians first
in Antioch.
Acts xi. 26.
2. One born in a Christian country or of
Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent
of an opposing system.
3. (Eccl.) (a) One
of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases
of fellowship, and sectarian names. They are congregational in
church government, and baptize by immersion. They are also called
Disciples of Christ, and Campbellites.
(b) One of a sect (called Christian
Connection) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is
their only authoritative rule of faith and practice.
&fist; In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members
of the sects, krīs"chan.
Chris"tian (?), a.
1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as,
Christian people.
3. Pertaining to the church;
ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court.
Blackstone.
4. Characteristic of Christian people;
civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent.
The graceful tact; the Christian art.
Tennyson.
Christian Commission. See under
Commission. -- Christian court.
Same as Ecclesiastical court. --
Christian era, the present era, commencing
with the birth of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error
of a monk (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate
the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years too late,
so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894. -- Christian
name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from
the family name, or surname.
Chris"tian, a. -- Christian
Endeavor, Young People's Society of. In various
Protestant churches, a society of young people organized in each
individual church to do Christian work; also, the whole body of such
organizations, which are united in a corporation called the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society
was founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E. Clark, a
Congregational minister.
Chris"tian, a. -- Christian
Endeavor, Young People's Society of. In various
Protestant churches, a society of young people organized in each
individual church to do Christian work; also, the whole body of such
organizations, which are united in a corporation called the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society
was founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E. Clark, a
Congregational minister.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely
inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not
inconsistent with a life of sin.
I dreamed I stood upon a hill, and, lo!
The godly multitudes walked to and fro
Beneath, in Sabbath garments fitly clad,
With pious mien, appropriately sad,
While all the church bells made a solemn din --
A fire-alarm to those who lived in sin.
Then saw I gazing thoughtfully below,
With tranquil face, upon that holy show
A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,
Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.
"God keep you, strange," I exclaimed. "You are
No doubt (your habit shows it) from afar;
And yet I entertain the hope that you,
Like these good people, are a Christian too."
He raised his eyes and with a look so stern
It made me with a thousand blushes burn
Replied -- his manner with disdain was spiced:
"What! I a Christian? No, indeed! I'm Christ."
G.J.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
CHRISTIAN. A tradesman who has faith, i.e. will give credit.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- An individual who seeks to live their life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
- A male given name
- (no comparative or superlative) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
- (comparative more Christian, superlative most Christian) Kind, charitable.
That's very Christian of you.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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