Christians

Followers of Christ

Christians are followers of Christianity, the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

The term covers enormous diversity—from Catholics to Protestants to Orthodox believers, from devout practitioners to those who identify culturally but rarely attend church.

Many Christians attend services on Sunday.

She was raised Christian but no longer practices.

As an adjective, Christian describes things relating to the faith or its values: Christian music, Christian charity.

beliefs

salvation

Deliverance from harm

grace · redemption · incarnation · crucifixion · heaven · gospel · scripture · sin · forgiveness · eternal life

believers

congregation

Assembled group of worshippers

worshipers · laity · clergy · converts · adherents · followers · flock · saints · martyrs · apostles

community

fellowship

Mutual goodwill among companions

sisterhood · small groups · Bible study · potluck · youth group · choir · ministry · Sunday school · retreat · revival

worship

prayer

Address to deity

baptism · confirmation · vespers · hymns · sermon · service · anointing · ordination · confession · benediction

charity

almsgiving

Giving to the needy

service · ministry · outreach · missions · philanthropy · volunteerism · stewardship · aid · relief · hospitality

pilgrimage

Jerusalem

Triply sacred ancient capital

Lourdes · Fatima · Bethlehem · Holy Land · Calvary · Golgotha · shrines · relics · stations · indulgences

denominations

Catholicism

Papal Christian denomination

Methodist · Pentecostal · Anglican · Presbyterian · Adventist · Mennonite · Quaker · Calvinist · Coptic · Maronite

Categories
Opposites
religious belief vs. non-belief

Christiansatheists

Those without religious faith

nonbelievers · unbelievers · secularists · agnostics · infidels

Abrahamic vs. non-Abrahamic faith

Christianspagans

Non-Abrahamic faith practitioners

polytheists · Hindus · Buddhists · animists · heathens

historical/cultural religious rivalry

ChristiansMuslims

Adherents of Islam

Jews · Saracens · infidels · heretics · Turks

Phrases
Family

Christian, Christianity, Christianization, Christianized, Christianize, Christianizing, Christianizes

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