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The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16.The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome.
When used as a prefix with a monastic name, "Swami" usually refers to men who have taken the oath of renunciation and abandoned their social status. The monastic name is usually a single word without a first and last name. Yogi "One who meditates" Also a word for Sadhu, Saint, Sant, Monk.
Kristi is a female name of Latin origin, meaning "follower of Christ". [1] Other spellings include Christie, Christy, Kristy, Kristie, Christi, and Kryste.. Kristi may have originated from, and can be the short form of, many forenames including Kristina, Kristine, Kristen, and Krysten, the common bases of which is "Krist", meaning "Christ".
The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, [citation needed] and derives from the Greek names Christos (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and Christiana (meaning 'follower of Christ'). [citation needed] The name Christy appears in Ireland in 1345, [citation needed] and is a common masculine name there. When used as a ...
The Chinese word is 基督 徒 (jīdū tú), literally ' Christ follower '. The name Christ was originally phonetically written in Chinese as 基利斯督, which was later abbreviated as 基督. [50] The term is Kî-tuk in the southern Hakka dialect; the two characters are pronounced Jīdū in Mandarin Chinese.
The word may be misunderstood by some as being the surname of Jesus due to the frequent juxtaposition of Jesus and Christ in the Christian Bible and other Christian writings. Often used as a more formal-sounding synonym for Jesus, the word is in fact a title, hence its common reciprocal use Christ Jesus, meaning The Anointed One, Jesus.
In today's puzzle, there are eight theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the bottom-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word:
The name denotes a follower of Jesus Christ, thus a Christian. In Europe, it is almost exclusively used as a male name, but in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was a popular female first name in Scotland. [citation needed] Female variants of the name include Christine, Christina, Christiane, Cristiane, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin, and Kirsten.