Christian Scientist Christian Scientist A believer in Christian Science; one who practices its teachings.
Christian Seneca Christian Seneca Joseph Hall (1574 -- 1656), Bishop of Norwich, a divine eminent as a moralist.
Christian Socialism Christian Socialism Any theory or system that aims to combine the teachings of Christ with the teachings of socialism in their applications to life; Christianized socialism; esp., the principles of this nature advocated by F. D. Maurice, Charles Kingsley, and others in England about 1850. -- Christian socialist .
Christianism Chris`tian·ism noun [ Latin
christianismus , Greek ...: confer French
christianisme .]
1. The Christian religion. [ Obsolete]
Milton. 2. The Christian world; Christendom. [ Obsolete]
Johnson
Christianite Chris"tian·ite noun [ In sense (
a ) named after
Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense (
b ) after
Christian VII., of Denmark.]
(Min.) (a) Same as Anorthite . [ R.]
(b) See Phillipsite .
Christianity Chris·tian"i·ty noun [ Middle English
cristiente , Old French
cristienté , French
chrétienté , from Latin
christianitas . ]
1. The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ. 2. Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion 3. The body of Christian believers. [ Obsolete]
To Walys fled the christianitee
Of olde Britons.
Chaucer.
Christianization Chris`tian·i·za"tion noun The act or process of converting or being converted to a true Christianity.
Christianize Chris"tian·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Christianized ;
present participle verbal noun Christianizing .] [ Confer French
christianiser , Latin
christianizare , from Greek ....]
1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans. 2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles. Christianized philosophers.
I. Taylor.
Christianize Chris"tian·ize intransitive verb To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian. The pagans began to Christianize .
Latham.
Christianlike Chris"tian·like` adjective Becoming to a Christian. A virtuous and a Christianlike conclusion.
Shak.
Christianly Chris"tian·ly adverb In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion. Sufferings . . . patiently and Christianly borne.
Sharp.
Christianly Chris"tian·ly adjective Christianlike. Longfellow.
Christianness Chris"tian·ness noun Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity. [ Obsolete]
Hammond.
Christless Christ"less adjective Without faith in Christ; unchristian. Tennyson.
Christlike Christ"like` adjective Resembling Christ in character, actions, etc. --
Christ"like`ness ,
noun
Christly Christ"ly adjective Christlike. H. Bushnell.
Christmas Christ"mas noun [
Christ +
mass .]
An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. Christmas box .
(a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift. --
Christmas carol ,
a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas. --
Christmas day .
Same as Christmas . --
Christmas eve ,
the evening before Christmas. --
Christmas fern (Botany) ,
an evergreen North American fern ( Aspidium acrostichoides ), which is much used for decoration in winter. --
Christmas flower ,
Christmas rose ,
the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter. --
Christmas tree ,
a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.
Christmastide Christ"mas·tide` noun [
Christmas +
tide time.]
The season of Christmas.
Christocentric Chris"to·cen"tric adjective [
Christ +
centric .]
Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped, as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the central object of thought or emotion. J. W. Chadwick.
Christology Chris·tol"o·gy noun [
Crist +
-logy .]
A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.
Christom Chris"tom noun See Chrisom . [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Christophany Chris·toph"a·ny noun [
Christ + Greek ... to show.]
An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion.
Chromascope Chro"ma·scope noun [ Greek ... color +
-scope .]
An instrument for showing the optical effects of color.
Chromate Chro"mate noun [ Confer French
chromate . See
Chrome .]
(Chemistry) A salt of chromic acid.
Chromatic Chro·mat"ic adjective [ Latin
chromaticus , Greek ..., suited for color, from ..., ..., color; akin to ... color, ... skin, color of the skin.]
1. Relating to color, or to colors. 2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale. » The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors.
Chromatic aberration .
(Opt.) See Aberration , 4 . --
Chromatic printing ,
printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors. --
Chromatic scale (Mus.) ,
the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones.
Chromatical Chro·mat"ic·al adjective Chromatic. [ Obsolete]
Chromatically Chro·mat"ic·al·ly adverb In a chromatic manner.
Chromatics Chro·mat"ics noun The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of colors.
Chromatin Chro"ma·tin noun [ Greek ..., ..., color.]
(Biol.) Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.
Chromatin Chro"ma·tin noun (Biol.) The deeply staining substance of the nucleus and chromosomes of cells, now supposed to be the physical basis of inheritance, and generally regarded as the same substance as the hypothetical idioplasm or germ plasm.
Chromatism Chro"ma·tism noun [ Greek ... a coloring.]
1. (Optics) The state of being colored, as in the case of images formed by a lens. 2. (Botany) An abnormal coloring of plants.
Chromatogenous Chro`ma·tog"e·nous adjective [ Greek ..., ..., color +
-genous .]
Producing color.
Chromatography Chro`ma·tog"ra·phy noun [ Greek ..., ..., color +
-graphy .]
A treatise on colors
Chromatology Chro`ma·tol"o·gy noun [ Greek ..., ..., color +
-logy .]
A treatise on colors.
Chromatophore Chro"ma·to·phore` noun [ Greek ..., ..., color + ... to bear.]
1. (Zoology) A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid pigment and capable of changing its form or size, thus causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such animals as possess them. They are highly developed and numerous in the cephalopods. 2. (Botany) One of the granules of protoplasm, which in mass give color to the part of the plant containing them.
Chromatoscope Chro"ma·to·scope` noun [ Greek ..., ..., color +
-scope .]
(Astron.) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
Chromatosphere Chro"ma·to·sphere` noun A chromosphere. [ R.]
Chromatrope Chro"ma·trope noun [ Greek ... color + ... turn, rotation, ... to turn.]
1. (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored. 2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.
Chromatype Chro"ma·type noun [ Greek ... color + ... type.]
1. (Photog.) A colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium. 2. The process by which such picture is made.
Chrome Chrome noun Same as Chromium . Chrome alum (Chemistry) ,
a dark violet substance, (SO 4 ) 3 Cr 2 . K 2 SO 4 . 24 H 2 O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium. --
Chrome green (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr 2 O 3 , used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue. --
Chrome red ,
a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead. --
Chrome yellow ,
a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO 4 , used by painters.
Chrome Chrome transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Chromed ;
present participle & verbal noun Chroming .] [ From
Chrome ,
noun ]
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
Chrome steel Chrome steel Same as Chromium steel , under Steel .
Chromic Chro"mic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence. Chromic acid ,
an acid, H 2 CrO 4 , analogous to sulphuric acid, not readily obtained in the free state, but forming well known salts, many of which are colored pigments, as chrome yellow, chrome red, etc. --
Chromic anhydride ,
a brilliant red crystalline substance, CrO 3 , regarded as the anhydride of chromic acid. It is one of the most powerful oxidizers known.
Chromid Chro"mid noun [ Greek ... a kind of fish.]
(Zoology) One of the Chromidæ , a family of fresh-water fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa. Some are valuable food fishes, as the bulti of the Nile.
Chromidrosis Chro`mi·dro"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... color + ... sweat.]
(Medicine) Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration.
Chromism Chro"mism noun Same as Chromatism .
Chromite Chro"mite noun 1. (Min.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron . 2. (Chemistry) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. [ R.]
Chromium Chro"mi·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... color.]
(Chemistry) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome .
Chromo Chro"mo noun ;
plural Chromos . [ Abbrev. from
chromo lithograph.]
A chromolithograph.
Chromoblast Chro"mo·blast noun [ Greek ... color +
-blast .]
An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell.
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