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Christadelphian

/ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/

Christadelphian noun: a member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.

Noun

Christadelphian (plural Christadelphians)

  1. A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
    • When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Adjective

Christadelphian

  1. Pertaining to the Christadelphians.

Christadelphian meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian

Christadelphian in Tagalog

a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
kristadelpiyano
pertaining to the Christadelphians
kristadelpiyano

Christadelphian in Indonesian

a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Kristadelfianisme

Forms of Christadelphian

pluralChristadelphians

Origin of Christadelphian

Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

Questions about Christadelphian

What does Christadelphian mean?
Christadelphian means a member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
What is Christadelphian in Tagalog?
Christadelphian in Tagalog is kristadelpiyano. See Christadelphian meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Christadelphian?
Christadelphian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Christadelphian?
Christadelphian is pronounced /ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Christadelphian?
The plural of Christadelphian is Christadelphians.

Words near Christadelphian in the dictionary

  1. Christa
  2. Christabel
  3. Christabella
  4. Christabellas
  5. Christabelle
  6. Christadelphian
  7. Christadelphianism
  8. Christadelphians
  9. christal
  10. christall
  11. christalls

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