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  CHRISTIAN, n.  One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely
  inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. 
  One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not
  inconsistent with a life of sin.
  
      I dreamed I stood upon a hill, and, lo!
      The godly multitudes walked to and fro
      Beneath, in Sabbath garments fitly clad,
      With pious mien, appropriately sad,
      While all the church bells made a solemn din --
      A fire-alarm to those who lived in sin.
      Then saw I gazing thoughtfully below,
      With tranquil face, upon that holy show
      A tall, spare figure in a robe of white,
      Whose eyes diffused a melancholy light.
      "God keep you, strange," I exclaimed.  "You are
      No doubt (your habit shows it) from afar;
      And yet I entertain the hope that you,
      Like these good people, are a Christian too."
      He raised his eyes and with a look so stern
      It made me with a thousand blushes burn
      Replied -- his manner with disdain was spiced:
      "What!  I a Christian?  No, indeed!  I'm Christ."
                                                                    G.J.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Christian
     the name given by the Greeks or Romans, probably in reproach, to
     the followers of Jesus. It was first used at Antioch. The names
     by which the disciples were known among themselves were
     "brethren," "the faithful," "elect," "saints," "believers." But
     as distinguishing them from the multitude without, the name
     "Christian" came into use, and was universally accepted. This
     name occurs but three times in the New Testament (Acts 11:26;
     26:28; 1 Pet. 4:16).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Christian \Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS.
     cristen. See Christ.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe,
        in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him;
        especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed
        to the doctrines of Christ.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The disciples were called Christians first in
              Antioch.                              --Acts xi. 26.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents,
        and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an
        opposing system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Eccl.)
        (a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human
            creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names.
            They are congregational in church government, and
            baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples
            of Christ, and Campbellites.
        (b) One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of
            open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only
            authoritative rule of faith and practice.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members
           of the sects, kr[=i]s"chan.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Christian \Chris"tian\, a.
     1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian
        people.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian
        court. --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind;
        kindly; gentle; beneficent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The graceful tact; the Christian art. --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Christian Commission. See under Commission.
  
     Christian court. Same as Ecclesiastical court.
  
     Christian Endeavor, Young People's Society of. In various
        Protestant churches, a society of young people organized
        in each individual church to do Christian work; also, the
        whole body of such organizations, which are united in a
        corporation called the United Society of Christian
        Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society was
        founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E.
        Clark, a Congregational minister. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Christian era, the present era, commencing with the birth
        of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk
        (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate
        the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years
        too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894.
  
     Christian name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from
        the family name, or surname.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Christian \Chris"tian\, a.
  
     Christian Endeavor, Young People's Society of. In various
        Protestant churches, a society of young people organized
        in each individual church to do Christian work; also, the
        whole body of such organizations, which are united in a
        corporation called the United Society of Christian
        Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society was
        founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E.
        Clark, a Congregational minister. Christian Era \Christian
  Era\
     The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended
     to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now
     established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about
     540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December
     in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d.
     This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be
     about four years too late.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Christian \Chris"tian\, a.
     1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian
        people.
  
     3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian
        court. --Blackstone.
  
     4. Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind;
        kindly; gentle; beneficent.
  
              The graceful tact; the Christian art. --Tennyson.
  
     Christian Commission. See under Commission.
  
     Christian court. Same as Ecclesiastical court.
  
     Christian era, the present era, commencing with the birth
        of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk
        (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate
        the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years
        too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894.
  
     Christian name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from
        the family name, or surname.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Christian \Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS.
     cristen. See Christ.]
     1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe,
        in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him;
        especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed
        to the doctrines of Christ.
  
              The disciples were called Christians first in
              Antioch.                              --Acts xi. 26.
  
     2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents,
        and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an
        opposing system.
  
     3. (Eccl.)
        (a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human
            creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names.
            They are congregational in church government, and
            baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples
            of Christ, and Campbellites.
        (b) One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of
            open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only
            authoritative rule of faith and practice.
  
     Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members
           of the sects, kr[=i]s"chan.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Christian
       adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian
              rites"
       2: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or
          spirit of Jesus Christ [ant: unchristian]
       n : a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who
           is a member of a Christian denomination

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Γαλλικά n.
     ο Χριστιανός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  christian
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm Cristien)
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro chrestien)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Cebuano n.
     (given name ceb male from=English)
     Danish n.
     (given name da male)
     German n.
     (given name de male f=Christiane f2=Christina f3=Christine)
     Old French n.
     (given name fro male eq=Christian)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  christian
     a.
     (uncommon spelling of en Christian)
     n.
     (uncommon spelling of en Christian)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or
  Christians.
     2 # (lb en nonstandard not comparable) Of, like or relating to
  Protestant Christians.
     3 (lb en not comparable) Of, like or relating to Jesus Christ.
     4 kind, charitable; moral; (non-gloss definition: a term of
  approbation).
     n.
     A believer in Christianity.
     n.
     1 (given name en male from=Ancient Greek) found in England since the
  twelfth century.
     2 (given name en female from=Ancient Greek) of medieval usage, rare
  today.
     3 (surname en from=patronymics).
     4 (place en unincorporated community co/Logan County s/West Virginia
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  christian
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm Cristien)
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro chrestien)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Danish n.
     (given name da male)
     French n.
     (given name fr male eq=Christian f=Christiane f2=Christine
  f3=Christelle)
     Norwegian n.
     (given name no male)
     Swedish n.
     (given name sv male var=Kristian)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  christian
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm Cristien)
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro chrestien)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Danish n.
     (given name da male)
     French n.
     (given name fr male eq=Christian f=Christiane f2=Christine
  f3=Christelle)
     Norwegian n.
     (given name no male)
     Swedish n.
     (given name sv male var=Kristian)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Islanti n.
     (etunimi is m)
     Ranska n.
     (etunimi fr m)
     Saksa n.
     (etunimi de m)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     Engelska a.
     kristen
     Engelska n.
     1 kristen
     2 (tagg kat=mansnamn språk=en) ett mansnamn
     n.
     (tagg: kat=mansnamn) ett mansnamn

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  Christian
     n.
     (tagg: kat=mansnamn) ett mansnamn

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Кристиан
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Χριστιανός
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Kristian
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Chrétien, Christian
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Krystian
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Кристиан
  männlicher Vorname

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Christian /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ /ˈkʁɪsti̯an/ 
  Cristián
  männlicher Vorname

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Christian /kɹˈɪstʃən/
  1. Christelik
  2. Christen

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Christian /kɹˈɪstʃən/
  doopnaam, voornaam

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Christian /kɹˈɪstʃən/
  المسيحي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Christian //ˈkɹɪstjən// //ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən// //ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən// 
  христия́нски, християнски
  of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Christian //ˈkɹɪstjən// //ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən// //ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən// 
  христия́нин, христия́нка, християнин
  member of the Christian religion

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Christian //ˈkɹɪstjən// //ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən// //ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən// 
  Кристиа́н, Хри́сто
  male given name