Definition
A Christian person or believer; a follower of Christ or adherent of Christianity.
Etymology
From 'Christian' + '-ite' (Latin suffix meaning 'follower of' or 'member of'). This form appears occasionally in theological and historical texts as an alternative to 'Christian'.
Kelly Says
The '-ite' suffix is usually for rocks and minerals, but adding it to 'Christian' makes it sound like they're geological layers of believers—it's an oddly technical way to say 'believer'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርስትያን
kir-is-tyan
ARالعربية
المسيحيون
al-masīḥiyūn
BNবাংলা
খ্রিষ্টান
khrish-tan
CACatalà
christianisme
kris-tee-an-isme
CSČeština
křesťanství
kresh-chan-stvye
DADansk
kristendom
kris-ten-dom
DEDeutsch
Christenheit
kris-ten-heit
ELΕλληνικά
Χριστιανισμός
hris-tee-an-ismos
ESEspañol
christianidad
kris-tee-an-i-dad
FISuomi
kristillisyys
kris-til-li-syys
FRFrançais
christianité
kris-tee-an-ite
GUGU
ક્રિસ્તીયન
kris-tee-yan
HUMagyar
keresztényhit
ker-es-te-ny-hit
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kristen
kris-ten
ITItaliano
christianità
kris-tee-an-ita
JA日本語
キリスト教徒
kirisutokyo-to
KKKK
Христиандық
khristiandyq
KMKM
ព្រះគ្រិស្ត
proh-khriss-t
MRMR
ख्रिश्चन
khrish-chan
MSBahasa Melayu
Kristian
kris-ten
MYမြန်မာ
kereszt
khriss-teh
NLNederlands
christenheid
kris-ten-heid
NONorsk
kristendom
kris-ten-dom
PLPolski
chrześcijaństwo
khrzes-chi-an-st-vo
PTPortuguês
christianidade
kris-tee-an-i-dade
RORomână
creștinism
kre-sh-tin-ism
RUРусский
христианство
khristianstvo
SVSvenska
kristendom
kris-ten-dom
SWKiswahili
Ukristo
oo-kris-toh
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்தவர்கள்
kirishtva-rgal
TEతెలుగు
క్రైస్తవులు
kraishtavu-lu
THไทย
คริสเตียน
kris-tee-an
TLTL
Kristiyano
kris-tee-yano
TRTürkçe
hristiyanlık
hris-tee-yan-lik
UKУкраїнська
християнство
khrys-tee-an-stvo
VITiếng Việt
Kitô hữu
ki-toh hoo