Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

Christian


2Christian

adj

Definition of CHRISTIAN

1
a : of or relating to Christianity <Christian scriptures> b : based on or conforming with Christianity <Christian ethics>
2
a : of, relating to, or being a Christian <Christian responsibilities> b : professing Christianity <a Christian affirmation> <a Christian country>
3
: commendably decent or generous <has a very Christian concern for others>
— Chris·tian·ly adjective or adverb
See Christian defined for English-language learners »

Examples of CHRISTIAN

  1. Many of my friends are Christian.
  2. He showed a very Christian concern for others.

First Known Use of CHRISTIAN

1547

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Learn More About CHRISTIAN

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: Christian Brethren
Previous Word in the Dictionary: Christhood
All Words Near: Christian

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up Christian? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).