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called Christian.
(adjusting glasses slightly)
hmm. response from some of the folks I expected.
response in some of the loads I expected.
Christian : (cris’-chun)
adj.
1. relating to or derived from Christ and his
doctrine.
2. professing or following the religion of Christ
3. manifesting the Spirit of Christ or his teachings
4. charicteristic of Christianity or Christendom
5. human, civilised, decent.
noun.
1. a disciple of Christ; one whose profession and life
conform to the teaching: a member of a Christian
church.
2. One of a nation of which Christianity is the
prevailing religion.
3. a civilised person, as opposed to a savage. as
distinguished from a brute.
Now, is Funk & Wagnall’s New Practical Standard
Dictionary where the standard is found?
--ian:
suffix.
of, pertaining to, like, from,
Christ (crist):
noun.
literally, the annointed; the Messiah, of which word
this is the english form of the greek translation;
specifically, the expected redeemer of Israel foretold
by prophecy; a title of Jesus the Saviour:
in this light. what does the word Christian mean?
of Christ.
pertaining to Christ.
like Christ.
from Christ.
and does this make the defining easier?
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