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Christian

[kris-chuhn] / ˈkrɪs tʃən /
NOUN
an adherent of Christianity
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As a child, James was drawn to the gruesome, enjoying vivid accounts of Christian martyrdom, medieval demons and the apocalypse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Texas Christian, Stanford and California are the finalists for Welch, who enters his senior season much improved after three productive years of high school basketball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rather, they were supported by the 2.1 million Arabs who live in Israel proper—and almost all of them are Sunni Muslims, Christian Arabs, or Druze.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Aaron Baer, Sey’s podcast co-host and president of the Center for Christian Virtue, said that after speaking with his colleague in detention, neither man’s position on immigration enforcement had changed.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

In Jolfa, they were allowed to be Christian and to build churches.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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