/
ˈkrɪstɪən,
-tʃ(ə)n/
adj.
- relating to or professing Christianity or its teachings.
- informal having qualities associated with Christians, e.g. kindness.
n.
a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Christianity.
Derivative
- Christianization
or Christianisation n. - Christianize
or Christianise v. - Christianly adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.
