Christian
/ˈkrɪstʃən/noun
उच्चारण क्रिस्चन
ईसाई, मसीही
Core word
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[C]
a person who believes in Christianity
ईसाई, मसीही
- Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas.
- A Christian family lives next door to us and celebrates Easter with great joy.
- She is a Christian and goes to church on Sundays.
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- Christians in Goa celebrate Christmas with sweets and music.
- The school was founded by a group of Christians in 1890.
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based on or believing the teachings of Jesus Christ
ईसाई, ईसाई धर्म से संबंधित
- the Christian faith
- a Christian school
- The town has a Christian cemetery and a Hindu temple.
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- He attended a Christian college in Kerala.
- Many Christian festivals are public holidays in India.
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approving
showing the qualities that are thought of as typical of a Christian; good and kind
दयालु, नेक, परोपकारी
- It was very Christian of you to help him.
- Sharing your lunch with a stranger was a truly Christian act.
Synonyms kind good charitable compassionate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a Christian (noun) / Christian (adjective)
As a noun, a Christian is a follower of Christ and is written with a capital C. As an adjective it describes things connected with Christianity.
Noun के रूप में Christian ईसा का अनुयायी है और capital C से लिखा जाता है। Adjective के रूप में यह ईसाई धर्म से जुड़ी वस्तुओं का वर्णन करता है।
- Radhika's neighbour is a Christian and goes to church on Sundays.
- A Christian wedding was held in the garden.
Christian + noun
Common nouns that follow are name, school, faith, family, festival and music. Christian name is the first or given name.
इसके बाद आने वाले सामान्य noun हैं name, school, faith, family, festival और music। Christian name पहला या दिया हुआ नाम है।
- Please write your Christian name in the first box.
- He studied in a Christian school in Shimla.
Christian (adjective, informal sense)
In a general sense it means kind, generous and decent, as taught by Jesus. This sense is formal and a little old-fashioned.
सामान्य अर्थ में यह दयालु, उदार और भला का अर्थ देता है। यह अर्थ औपचारिक और कुछ पुराने ढंग का है।
- It was not very Christian of him to refuse the beggar.
the Christians / Christians (plural)
For the whole community, use Christians with a plural verb. Do not say the Christian for the group.
पूरे समुदाय के लिए plural verb के साथ 'Christians' लिखें। समूह के लिए 'the Christian' न कहें।
- Christians celebrate Christmas on 25 December.
- The Christians of Goa hold a feast every year.
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adjective + Christian
devoutpractisingborn-againearlyOrthodox
- She is a devout Christian.
Christian + noun
faithnamecommunityburialschool
- The Christian community built a hospital in the town.
verb + Christian
becomeconvert toraise aslive asmarry as
- He was raised as a Christian in Kerala.
Christian + religious term
churchpriestprayerhymnmissionary
- Missionaries opened many schools in the nineteenth century.
Christian + festival
ChristmasEasterGood FridayLent
- Good Friday is a Christian holiday.
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- Many Christian families in Goa gather at the church before Christmas.
गोवा के कई ईसाई परिवार क्रिसमस से पहले चर्च में इकट्ठा होते हैं।
- The Christian missionary school taught English to the village children.
ईसाई मिशनरी स्कूल गाँव के बच्चों को अंग्रेज़ी सिखाता था।
- My college friend Joseph is a Christian from Kerala.
मेरा college का दोस्त Joseph केरल का एक ईसाई है।
- He asked for the Christian name of the new student.
उसने नए विद्यार्थी का पहला नाम पूछा।
- Christians form a large part of the population in Nagaland.
नागालैंड की आबादी का बड़ा भाग ईसाइयों का है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Mary is a christian girl.
✓ Mary is a Christian girl.
Christian is derived from a proper noun and always takes a capital letter.
Christian proper noun से बना है और उसमें हमेशा capital letter लगता है।
✗ The Christians is celebrating Christmas.
✓ The Christians are celebrating Christmas.
Christians is plural and takes are.
Christians plural है और उसके साथ 'are' आता है।
✗ He is a Christian from his birth.
✓ He has been a Christian since his birth.
A state continuing from a past point needs the present perfect with since.
बीते समय से चली आ रही स्थिति के लिए since के साथ present perfect आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Christian is always written with a capital C.
Usage में Christian हमेशा बड़े C से लिखा जाता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A person's first name is sometimes called the Christian name, though first name or given name is now preferred.
किसी व्यक्ति के पहले नाम को कभी-कभी Christian name कहा जाता है, लेकिन अब first name या given name कहना बेहतर माना जाता है।