Christian Science

noun

: a religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866 that was organized under the official name of the Church of Christ, Scientist, 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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Rohde was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1996 for his Christian Science Monitor series on the mass execution of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica during the war in Bosnia. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Rohde won a Pulitzer in 1996 for his reporting at The Christian Science Monitor that helped uncover the Srebrenica massacre during the war in Bosnia, and in 2009, shared a Pulitzer while reporting for The New York Times on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Mae was a hoarder and a severe hypochondriac, who, despite Christian Science’s stricture against traditional medicine, took barbiturates daily for anxiety. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images Even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is not immune to inflation’s bite. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christian Science

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First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Christian Science was in 1875

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“Christian Science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christian%20Science. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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