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christian | saint |

As an adjective christian

is .

As a noun saint is

a title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

christian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A believer in Christianity.
  • * 2008 , Christopher Catherwood, Making War in the Name of God, Page 188
  • thousands of people have been killed in recent years in violence between Muslims and Christians .
  • * 1997', Anne Field, ''From darkness to light: how one became a '''Christian in the early church (ISBN 1888212063)
  • An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
  • Hypernyms

    * religionist, theist, Abrahamist, People of the Book

    Hyponyms

    * Christianist

    Coordinate terms

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    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • found in England since the twelfth century.
  • of medieval usage, rare today.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
  • (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Jesus Christ.
  • Kind, charitable; moral; (a term of approbation).
  • That's very Christian of you.
  • * 1824 , Susan Ferrier, The Inheritance
  • I cannot help thinking there are people in the world who are very tiresome, very impertinent, and very disagreeable; yet, I don't think it would be a very Christian act were I to tell them so.
  • * 1854 , Nathaniel James Merriman, The Kafir, the Hottentot, and the frontier farmer (page 74)
  • I must say I have seen him do a very Christian act at the Fish River. Some Kafir women were there eating; he begged of them; they refused to give him any food. I gave him some of the victuals we were enjoying, and he instantly broke the bread, and gave of it to these very Kafir women who had just refused any of theirs.
  • * 1859 , David W. Belisle, The American family Robinson (page 290)
  • "Besides this," said the trapper, "it is hardly a Christian act to leave these two men to perish by the hands of the savages
  • * 1867 , Henry Shepheard, Ithuriel's spear; or, Is this Christianity? (page 118)
  • So, in his esteem, an auto da fé'' — an "act of faith," as the words mean — is ''really an act of faith — an act of such faith as the author of "Ecce Homo" approves — a most Christian act — a most humane act
  • * 1867? , Janet Robertson, Christine; or, Common-Place People
  • I have only been at home two days, and here I am come on the third to see you and Tiny, so it is not Christian of you — as my mother would say — to receive your dutiful grand-nephew in such an unkind manner
  • * 1981 , Mary Leader, Salem's Children , ISBN 084390982X, page 82
  • "Why should I? It's very Christian of you." "People here do not think of me as a Christian, Mitti." "I'd call it Christian charity," I floundered. "You think Christians have a monopoly on charity?" she asked. "Well, no," I stammered.
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  • Usage notes

    Use of the term "Christian" in the generalised approbative sense "kind, moral" may offend non-Christians. (See also the pejorative use of "Jew".)

    Synonyms

    * (kind) charitable, helpful, kind, neighborly/neighbourly, sweet (informal)

    Antonyms

    * (of or relating to Christianity or Christians) agnostic, atheist, heathen, non-Christian, pagan * corrupt, immoral, improper, unjust, savage

    Derived terms

    * Christian name

    See also

    * Catholic * fundamentalist * Jew * messiah * Mormon * Muslim * New Testament * Old Testament * Protestant

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    saint

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia saint) (en noun)
  • A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint"; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue.
  • Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint .
  • (figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
  • Dorothy Day was a living saint .
    Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint !
  • One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service.
  • to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints , with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. (1Cor. 1:2)
  • One of the blessed in heaven.
  • * Milton
  • Then shall thy saints , unmixed, and from the impure / Far separate, circling thy holy mount, / Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.

    Synonyms

    * (holy person) (l), sheik

    See also

    * hallow * holos * holy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nonstandard) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
  • Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.

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