| Christian Era |
in Christianity, the era beginning at the birth of Jesus Christ, about 1 A.D. |
| Christianity |
the Christian religion, including its many sects. [4 definitions] |
| Christianize |
to convert to Christianity. [2 definitions] |
| Christian name |
one's given or baptismal name, as distinguished from one's family name. |
| Christian Science |
a religion based on Christian scripture that was founded in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century and that teaches that disease and illness can be treated by spiritual means. |
| christie |
(sometimes cap.) in skiing, any of several maneuvers for turning, slowing down, or stopping, esp. while keeping the skis parallel. |
| Christmas |
December 25, celebrated in Christianity as the birth date of Jesus Christ. [3 definitions] |
| Christmas cactus |
a Brazilian cactus with flat fleshy spineless stems that is widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy red flowers. |
| Christmas Eve |
the evening or day before Christmas. |
| Christmastide |
the portion of the year associated with Christmas, often December 24 to January 6. |
| Christmas tree |
a real or imitation evergreen tree, usu. mounted indoors and decorated with lights and ornaments at Christmas. |
| Christopher Columbus |
an Italian navigator and explorer, and leader of the Spanish expedition that landed in America in 1492 (b.1451?--d.1506). |
| chroma |
the purity or degree of saturation of a color; relative absence of white or gray in a color. |
| chromate |
a salt or uncharged ester of chromic acid. |
| chromatic |
having to do with color or colors. [2 definitions] |
| chromatics |
(used with a sing. verb) the scientific study of color characteristics and variations. |
| chromatic scale |
a musical scale consisting of all half steps. |
| chromatin |
a protoplasmic substance in cell nuclei that contains the genes and forms the chromosomes. |
| chromato- |
color. |
| chromatography |
a method of separating a mixture by passing it through a medium in which the component parts move at different rates. |
| -chrome |
colored (as specified). [3 definitions] |