Christian Science

noun

: a religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy that was organized under the official name of the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879, that derives its teachings from the Scriptures as understood by its adherents, and that includes a practice of spiritual healing

Christian Scientist noun

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Adapted from an article published in the July 2026 issue of The Christian Science Journal. — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Christian Science

• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience