Christian Science
Christian Science proper noun: a Christian church comprising the members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, and teaching that disease is a mental error rather than physical disorder and should be treated not by medicine but by prayer.
Proper noun
Christian Science
- A Christian church comprising the members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, and teaching that disease is a mental error rather than physical disorder and should be treated not by medicine but by prayer.
- Ten years ago a very sweet and precious little child, my only daughter, was wantonly done to death by an ignorant and credulous woman who had charge of her, in the tenets of her faith. It is called Christian Science.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Questions about Christian Science
- What does Christian Science mean?
- Christian Science means a Christian church comprising the members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, and teaching that disease is a mental error rather than physical disorder and should be treated not by medicine but by prayer.
- What part of speech is Christian Science?
- Christian Science is a proper noun.
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