Definition
Followers of Christianity who believe in Jesus Christ as their savior and adhere to Christian teachings and practices.
Etymology
From Latin 'Christianus' meaning 'follower of Christ', derived from Greek 'Christos' meaning 'anointed one'. The term was first used in Antioch around 44 CE to describe the early followers of Jesus.
Kelly Says
The word 'Christian' was initially used as a somewhat derogatory term by outsiders to describe this new religious movement, but the followers embraced it as their identity. Interestingly, early Christians were sometimes called 'atheists' by Romans because they refused to worship the traditional Roman gods.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሪስቲያኖች
kəristiyanot͡ʃ
ARالعربية
مسيحيون
masīḥiyyūn
BNবাংলা
খ্রিস্টান
khristan
CACatalà
cristians
krisˈtjans
CSČeština
křesťané
ˈkʃɛs.cɛːɲaː
DADansk
kristne
ˈkʰʁɛstnə
DEDeutsch
Christen
ˈkʁɪstn̩
ELΕλληνικά
Χριστιανοί
xristianí
ESEspañol
cristianos
krisˈtjanos
FAفارسی
مسیحیان
masīḥiyān
FISuomi
kristityt
ˈkristi.t̪yt̪
FRFrançais
chrétiens
kʁe.tjɛ̃
HUMagyar
keresztények
ˈkɛrɛsːteːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Kristen
oɾaŋ kɾistɛn
IGIG
Ndị Kraịst
ndi kɾaɪst
ITItaliano
cristiani
kristjaˈni
KKKK
христиандар
xristiandar
KMKM
គ្រិស្តបរិស័ទ
krih sɑːpɔːrihsɑt
MSBahasa Melayu
orang Kristian
oɾaŋ kɾistɪan
MYမြန်မာ
ခရစ်ယာန်
kʰəjeɪ̀ɰ̃
NLNederlands
christenen
ˈkrɪstənə(n)
PLPolski
chrześcijanie
xt͡ʂɛɕˈt͡ɕijanɨe
PTPortuguês
cristãos
kɾiˈstɐ̃w̃s
RORomână
creștini
kreʃˈtinʲ
RUРусский
христиане
xristianɨ
SVSvenska
kristna
kʰrɪsːtna
SWKiswahili
Wakristo
wakɾisto
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்தவர்
kiristhavar
TEతెలుగు
క్రైస్తవులు
kraisthavulu
THไทย
คริสเตียน
khris̄tīen
TLTL
mga Kristiyano
mga kɾistijano
TRTürkçe
Hristiyanlar
hɾistijanɫar
UKУкраїнська
християни
xristijani
VITiếng Việt
Kitô hữu
kitô hữ̃u
YOYO
Kristiani
kɾistijani