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christian
has definitions from the fields of religion,Christianity
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[ adjective ] (religion) relating to or characteristic of Christianity
Examples "Christian rites" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)His point is not that mythology may_not be used , but that it may no_longer be regarded_as the only or even the most appropriate conceptuality for expressing the Christian kerygma . When we say that a mythological mode of thought must be completely abandoned , we mean it must be abandoned as the sole or proper means for presenting the Christian understanding of existence . The statement is often made that when Bultmann argues in this way , he `` overestimates the intellectual stumbling-block which myth is supposed to put in the way of accepting the Christian faith '' . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Now again in 1961 , in England , there is perhaps nothing in the religious sphere so popularly discussed as Christian unity . Many people seem hopeful , yet it is difficult to predict whether or not there will be any more real attainment of Christian unity in 1961 than there was in 1861 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and is a member of a Christian denomination
Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If to be a Christian means to say yes where I otherwise say no , or where I do not have the right to say anything at_all , then my only choice is to refuse to be a Christian . If to be a Christian means to say yes where I otherwise say no , or where I do not have the right to say anything at_all , then my only choice is to refuse to be a Christian . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)One of the ironies of the present crusade for Christian unity is that there are not , relatively speaking , many real Christians to unite . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)We find it in that `` common way_of_life pleasing to Christ and still in_use among the truest societies of Christians '' , that_is , the better monasteries which made it easier to convert the Utopians to Christianity . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)There were several on the Council who tried to live like Christians . |
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[ adjective ] (Christianity) following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
Used in print (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)Again , Henley 's attitude of defiance which colors his ideal of self mastery is far from characteristic of a Stoic thinker like Marcus_Aurelius , whose gentle acquiescence is almost Christian , comparable_to the patience expressed in Milton 's sonnet on his own blindness . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 236
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 564
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 903
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