christen

Definitions of christen
  1. noun
    a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
    synonyms: christenmens
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    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    Paulus
    (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
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    adventist
    a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
    goj
    a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
    protestant
    an adherent of Protestantism
    kwaker
    a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
    oud-katholiek
    a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
    Kopt, Kopten
    a member of the Coptic Church
    communicant
    a person entitled to receive Communion
    anabaptist, wederdoper
    adherent of Anabaptism
    baptist
    follower of Baptistic doctrines
    protestant
    a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
    anglicaan
    a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
    fundamentalist
    a supporter of fundamentalism
    mormoon
    a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    methodist
    a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
    Oranjegezinde, Oranjeklant, orangist
    a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
    paus, pontifex, pontifex maximus, pope
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    presbyteriaan
    a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
    type of:
    gelovige
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
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