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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    avventista
    a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
    protestante, riformato
    an adherent of Protestantism
    quacchero
    a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
    apostolo
    (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
    ariano
    an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)
    cattolico
    a member of the Roman Catholic Church
    uniate, unito
    a member of the Uniat Church
    anglicano
    a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
    Mormon
    a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    metodista
    a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
    pentecostale
    any member of a Pentecostal religious body
    papa, pope
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    presbiteriano
    a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
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    credente, fedele
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
  2. adjective
    following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
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