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Christian

[kris-chuhn] / ˈkrɪs tʃən /
NOUN
an adherent of Christianity
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The Day of the Dead, when Mexico honors its deceased by blending pre-Columbian traditions with the Christian All Saints' Day, is historically a family affair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Christian Watson didn’t literally come back from the dead on “Thursday Night Football.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As in the original, Carrie’s mother, Margaret, is a conservative Christian who wants to shelter her daughter from the outside world as much as possible.

From Salon ● 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

“Oh, no! He forgave them. That’s the Christian way.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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