(kris′chən) adjective
1. Professing or following the religion of Christ.
2. Relating to or derived from Christ or his doctrine.
3. Manifesting the spirit of Christ or of his teachings.
4. Characteristic of Christianity or Christendom.
5. Colloq. Human; civilized; decent.
—noun
1. One who believes in or professes belief in Jesus as the Christ; a member of the Christian church.
2. A disciple of Jesus of Nazareth; one whose profession and life conform to the example and teaching of Jesus.
3. Colloq. Any human being as distinguished from a brute: That dog knows as much as a Christian.
4. Colloq. A civilized, decent, or respectable person.
5. U.S. A Campbel-lite; a member of the Disciples of Christ. [OE cristen <LL christianus <Christus CHRIST]
—Chris′tian·ly adverb

(kris′chən; Dan., Ger. kris′tē·än)
A masculine personal name. [<L]
—Christian
The central character in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
—Christian X,
1870–1947, king of Denmark 1912–47.