Christˈianness noun

Christˈingle /kristˈing-gəl/ noun

A Christmas symbol for children, usu consisting of an orange containing a candle, with fruit and nuts and red paper or ribbon, representing Christ as the light of the world, its creation and His passion

Chrīstˈless adjective

Chrīstˈlike adjective

Chrīstˈliness noun

Chrīstˈly adjective

Like Christ

Christ-cross-row or criss-cross-row /krisˈkros-rō/ noun (archaic and dialect)

The alphabet, from hornbooks in which the alphabet was preceded by the figure of a cross (Christ-cross or criss-cross)

Christian Brothers plural noun (RC church)

A lay order, founded in France in 1684, involved in the education of the young

Christian era noun

The era counted from the traditionally accepted date of the birth of Christ

Christian name noun

1. The name given at one's christening
2. The personal name as distinguished from the surname

Christian Science noun

A religion based on spiritual or divine healing with rejection of orthodox medicine, founded in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy

Christian Scientist noun

Christian Socialism noun

1. A mid-19c movement for applying Christian ethics to social reform
2. The principles of a pre-World War II Austrian Roman Catholic political party

Christ'sˈ-thorn noun

Any of several prickly shrubs, eg Paliurus spina-christi of the family Rhamnaceae, common in the Mediterranean region, or a kind of jujube tree (Zizyphus spina-christi), from which Christ's crown of thorns is thought to have been made