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CHRISTIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHRISTIAN?

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Associations of "Christian" (30 Words)

Associations of "Christian" (30 Words)

abbess	A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
apocrypha	14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russ.
apologist	A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution. An apologist* for capital punishment.*
apostle	(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel. Kiril and Metodije the apostles of the Slavs.
archdeacon	A senior Christian cleric (in the early Church a deacon, in the modern Anglican Church a priest) to whom a bishop delegates certain responsibilities.
biblical	Relating to or contained in the Bible. The biblical* account of creation.*
bishop	A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a mitre that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands Each player starts the game with two bishops one moving on white squares and the other on black.
calvinism	The theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone.
canon	A rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy. A set of ecclesiastical canons.
cathedral	The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated. St Paul's Cathedral.
catholic	Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. Catholic in one s tastes.
church	The body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church. Church a woman after childbirth.
dean	The head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school. He is the dean* of foreign correspondents.*
deity	A representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving. A deity* of ancient Greece.*
diocese	A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
divinity	White creamy fudge made with egg whites. A doctor of divinity.
ecumenism	A movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches.
evangelical	A member of the evangelical tradition in the Christian Church. She was evangelical* about organic farming.*
evangelist	A zealous advocate of a particular cause. An American television evangelist.
holy	A sacred place of pilgrimage. Holy smoke.
liturgy	A religious service conducted according to a liturgy. At the conclusion of the liturgy* the Bishop presented the certificates.*
martyr	Torture and torment like a martyr. There was no need to martyr* themselves again.*
minster	A large or important church, typically one of cathedral status in the north of England that was built as part of a monastery. York Minster.
ordination	The action of decreeing or ordaining. The rabbi s family was present for his ordination.
pantheistic	Of or relating to pantheism.
prophet	In Christian use the books of Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and the twelve minor prophets. The prime minister ignored the prophets of doom.
sacerdotal	Of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism. Priestly or sacerdotal* vestments.*
theologian	A person who engages or is an expert in theology.
theological	Of or relating to or concerning theology. A reworking of the past that was partly theological.
theology	The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth. He studied theology* at Oxford.*