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Christĭānē, adv., v. Christianus.

Christĭānismus, i, m., = Χριστιανισμός, Christianity, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 33; Aug. Civ. Dei, 19, 23, 1; Hier. in Gal. 6, 4.

Christĭānĭtas, ātis, f. [Christus].

  1. I. Christianity, = Christianismus, Cod. Th. 16, 7, 7; 12, 1, 112.
  2. II. Meton., the Christian clergy, Cod. Th. 12, 1, 123.

Christĭānīzo, āre, v. n., = Χριστιανίζω, to profess Christianity, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 21.

Christĭānus, a, um, adj. [Christus], Christian: fides, Cod. Just. 16, 8, 18: lex, ib. 16, 8, 13: religio, ib. 9, 40, 16.
Hence, subst., a Christian, Tac. A. 15, 44; Suet. Ner. 16; Plin. Ep. 10, 97; very frequent in the Church fathers.
Absol., a Christian clergyman, Cod. Th. 5, 5, 2; 12, 1, 50.
Sup.: Christianissimus, the most Christian, Hier. Ep. 57, 12: princeps, Ambros. Ep. 1, 1.
Adv.: Christĭānē, in a Christian manner or spirit: regere, Aug. Ep. 89.

Christĭcŏla, ae, m. [Christus-colo], a worshipper of Christ, a poet. designation for Christian, Prud. Cath. 3, 56; 8, 80; gen. plur. Christicolūm, id. contr. Symm. 2, 1002; id. στεφ. 3, 72.

Christĭgĕna, ae, adj. [Christus-gigno], of the lineage of Christ: domus, i. e. the posterity of Ruth, Prud. Ham. 789.

* Christĭ-pŏtens, entis, adj. [Christus], strong in Christ: juvenis, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 709.

Christus, i, m., = Χριστός (the Anointed, Heb. [??]; cf. Lact. 4, 7, 7), Christ, Tac. A. 15, 44 Rupert. ad loc.; Plin. Ep. 10, 97; and in the Church fathers very freq.