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Christian
Noun
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A Christian is a person who believes in salvation from sin through Jesus of Nazareth, called Jesus Christ or Jesus the Christ.
He is a conservative Christian.
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To some religions, a Christian is someone who has a certain spiritual way of being. This is said to be from being spiritually born with the help of Jesus Christ. This is someone who has been saved from sin.
The Baptist preacher said that most Baptists are not really Christians.
Christian
Proper noun
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Christian is a male given name.
Hans Christian Andersen is famous for writing books of fairy tales.
Christian
Adjective
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If you are Christian then you are a Christian. (See noun above.)
Yes, she is Christian.
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If something is Christian, it has to do with Christianity.
Being saved from sin by Christ is a Christian idea.
Christmas is a Christian holiday.
They went to a Christian church.
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If something you do is Christian it something Christians are supposed to do.
It is not Christian to steal from people.
orthodox
Adjective
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Something that is orthodox follows the practices that are accepted by a faith or religion.
He's an orthodox Christian, not a Catholic.
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Something that is orthodox follows what is normal or is accepted more often.
His fighting style was very orthodox.
church
Noun
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A church is a building where Christians gather and pray to God.
The church across the street has a service at 10 am.
Christian churches and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.
Though she prayed and attended church, as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.
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A church is a particular kind of religious belief or power.
They asked for the help of the Catholic Church.
At the time I moved from the Baptist Church to the Pentecostal Church I was about sixteen years old.
Jesus Christ established a church in which men and women were equal.
This country was founded on the idea of separation of church and state.
People tend to leave because they don't accept certain church teachings.
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A Christian religious organization, local or general.
The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).
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Church is a time when Christians go to a church.
I'll be there after church.
Church
Proper Noun
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(used with "the") A specific church denomination such as the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church is just around the corner.
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A surname.
Mr.Church donated the painting.