Christian

  • 61Christian V — ▪ Scandinavian king born April 15, 1646, Flensburg, Schleswig died Aug. 25, 1699, Copenhagen       king who consolidated absolutism in Denmark–Norway.       Christian was the son of Frederick III, whom he succeeded in 1670. Popular with the… …

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  • 62Christian — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ believing, committed, devout, faithful, good, practising/practicing, professing (AmE) ▪ Boyle was a devout Christian and an enthusiastic student of the Bible …

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  • 63Christian — This interesting surname is of Old French origin, and derives from the Old French personal name Christian , itself coming from the Latin Christianus meaning follower of Christ. This male given name was introduced into England following the Norman …

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  • 64Christian — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. believer, gentile. See religion, piety. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gentile, evangelical, orthodox, pious, pietistic, reverent, devoted, charitable, Christlike, faithful, believing, strict,… …

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  • 65Christian — 1. Bon Christian heist zu Rom ein Narr. – Petri, II. 2. Christian (3. April) fängt zu säen an. – Boebel, 19. 3. Ob Christian, ob Itzig, s Geschäft bringt es so mit sich. Confessionelle Standpunkte haben keinen Einfluss auf Geschäfte. Man verkauft …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 66Christian IX — 1818 1906, king of Denmark 1863 1906. * * * born April 8, 1818, Gottorp, Schleswig died Jan. 29, 1906, Copenhagen, Den. King of Denmark (1863–1906). He succeeded the childless Frederick VII, whose cousin he had married. When he became king, he… …

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  • 67Christian — 1. noun /ˈkɹɪstʃən/ a) A believer in Christianity. b) An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ. See Also: Christiana, Christina, Christine 2. adjective /ˈkɹɪstʃən/ …

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  • 68Christian — Synonyms and related words: Christianlike, Christianly, Christlike, Christly, God fearing man, Nazarene, Nazarite, accepted, accepter, adoring, affectionate, approved, authentic, authoritative, becoming, befitting, believer, believing, benign,… …

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  • 69Christian —    In the 11th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the 26th verse, we read, And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. As the result of the persecutions which arose about St. Stephen, some of the disciples who had to flee for… …

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  • 70Christian — n. a believing (esp. BE); born again; evangelical; fundamentalist; good; practicing Christian * * * born again evangelical fundamentalist good practicing Christian a believing (esp. BE) …

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