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contemporary
Adjective
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If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day".
The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.
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If mathx/math is contemporary with mathy/math, they happened at about the same time.
They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.
contemporary
Noun
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Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.
This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.
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.