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Christianess

Christianess noun: a female Christian.

Noun

Christianess (plural Christianesses)

  1. (rare) a female Christian
    • A NOTED Jewish rabbi has been uttering his mind concerning "manufacturers of mixed marriages" — clergymen, that is to say, who marry Christians to Jewesses and Jews to Christianesses.a. 1912, Ambrose Bierce, "The Jew", Tangential Views, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 373

Forms of Christianess

pluralChristianesses

Origin of Christianess

From Christian + -ess.

Questions about Christianess

What does Christianess mean?
Christianess means a female Christian.
What part of speech is Christianess?
Christianess is a noun.
What is the plural of Christianess?
The plural of Christianess is Christianesses.

Words near Christianess in the dictionary

  1. Christian-naming
  2. Christiana
  3. Christianas
  4. Christiandom
  5. Christianese
  6. Christianess
  7. Christianesses
  8. Christianhood
  9. christiania
  10. christianias
  11. Christianing

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