Christian

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Chris·tian1 /ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/ noun [countable] RRCa person who believes in the ideas taught by Jesus Christ 基督徒

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Christian• Such thinking may have a particular appeal to Catholic Christians, who tend to think in terms of an evolving revelation.• Upper-class Christians were indistinguishable from their pagan fellows in their life-style.• According to some baseball officials, as many as one-third of the players on teams are devout Christians.• Most Christians have put Easter and all its trappings behind them for the year.• Pagans could not, of course, belong to the community of Christians.• Governor Quintianis used the persecution of Christians as a way of possessing her.• Perhaps he had been driven out by the Christians.• Whether Christians should welcome it or not remains an open question, but they can ignore it only at their peril.

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Christian2 adjective 1 RRCrelated to Christianity 基督教的；信奉基督教的；属基督教教会的 the Christian religion 基督教 the Christian church 基督教会 a Christian minister 基督教牧师2 (also christian)GOOD/MORAL behaving in a good kind way 仁慈的，慈悲的 That wasn’t a very christian thing to do! 这么做可不厚道！

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Christian• Laughing at his misfortune wasn't a very christian act.• Christian doctrine• Christian ministersOrigin Christian2 (1200-1300) Latin christianus, from Greek, from Christos “Christ”, from chriein “to pour holy oil on”