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Christian

 
/ˈkrɪs·tʃən/ n [C]

Definition

a person who follows or belongs to a religion based on the worship of one God and the teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the Bible: The Roman Catholic Church is the largest of the Christian churches.
(Definition of Christian n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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