- Christian **** Chris·tian
- ['krɪstɪən]
1. adjcristiano (-a)
christian fig — caritatevole
2. ncristiano (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
christian fig — caritatevole
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Chris´tian|iz´er — Chris|tian|ize «KRIHS chuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Christian; convert to Christianity: »Thousands of intelligent Africans, despite the odds against them, have Christianized themselves, educated themselves, civilized… … Useful english dictionary
Chris´tian|i|za´tion — Chris|tian|ize «KRIHS chuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Christian; convert to Christianity: »Thousands of intelligent Africans, despite the odds against them, have Christianized themselves, educated themselves, civilized… … Useful english dictionary
Chris|tian|ize — «KRIHS chuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Christian; convert to Christianity: »Thousands of intelligent Africans, despite the odds against them, have Christianized themselves, educated themselves, civilized themselves (Atlantic).… … Useful english dictionary
Chris|tian|ly — «KRIHS chuhn lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. proper to or befitting a Christian. –adv. in a Christian manner; in a way becoming a Christian … Useful english dictionary
Chris|tian|like — «KRIHS chuhn lyk», adjective. befitting or proper to a Christian; showing a Christian spirit … Useful english dictionary
Chris|tian|ism — «KRIHS chuh nihz uhm», noun. the Christian religious system; Christianity (obsolete except as a nonce word, when Christianity is classed with other isms) … Useful english dictionary
chris|tian|ite — «KRIHS chuh nyt», noun. a variety of the feldspar anorthite. ╂[< Christian Frederik, a prince of Denmark + ite1] … Useful english dictionary
un|chris|tian — «uhn KRIHS chuhn», adjective. 1. not Christian; heathen; pagan. 2. unworthy of Christians; at variance with Christian principles: »a demand…that war might be declared unchristian (John R. Green). 3. Informal. such as any civilized person would… … Useful english dictionary
pre-Chris|tian — «pree KRIHS chuhn», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the times before the birth of Christ; before Christ. 2. before the introduction of Christianity: »The Yule log and the holly wreath are only two of the many Christmas symbols that… … Useful english dictionary
Ju|de|o-Chris|tian — «joo DEE oh KRIHS chuhn, DAY », adjective, noun. –adj. both Jewish and Christian, common to Judaism and Christianity: »the Judeo Christian tradition. The celebrated new chapel with its seventeen spires seems less Judeo Christian than a sacred… … Useful english dictionary
Ju|dae|o-Chris|tian — «joo DEE oh KRIHS chuhn, DAY », adjective, noun. = Judeo Christian. (Cf. ↑Judeo Christian) … Useful english dictionary