Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fellow-Christian; neighbor, in the Scriptural sense.
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- noun a fellow-
Christian ; neighbour (in the Scriptural sense).
Etymologies
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From Middle English evencristen, evencristene, from Old English *efencristena ("fellow-Christian"), equivalent to even- + christian. Cognate with Old Frisian ivinkerstena, envkristena ("fellow-Christian"), Middle High German ebenkristen ("fellow-Christian").
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