cristiano

Definitions of cristiano
  1. noun
    a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
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    San Andrés
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
    Gregorio XIII
    (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
    Gregorio XIII
    the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
    Gregorio XIII
    the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
    San Jaime
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
    San Juan
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
    Judas Iscariote
    (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
    San Mateo
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    San Pedro
    disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    Joseph Smith
    religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
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    adventista
    a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
    gentil, pagano
    a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
    protestante
    an adherent of Protestantism
    cuáquero
    a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
    católico
    a member of a Catholic church
    católico viejo
    a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
    copto
    a member of the Coptic Church
    apóstol
    (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
    arriana, arriano
    an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)
    comulgante
    a person entitled to receive Communion
    wasp
    a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
    anabaptista
    adherent of Anabaptism
    católico anglicano
    a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character
    católico griego
    a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
    católico romano
    a member of the Roman Catholic Church
    baptista
    follower of Baptistic doctrines
    congregacionalista
    a member of the Congregational Church
    anglicano
    a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
    episcopalista
    a member of the Episcopal church
    fundamentalista, integrista
    a supporter of fundamentalism
    testigo de Jehová
    believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism
    mormón
    a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    metodista
    a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
    papa, pontífice
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    presbiteriano
    a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
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    persona religiosa
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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