Etymology

Christadelphian

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Today it means: A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Χριστός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧριστός“Christ”
  2. English todayChristadelphian

Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΧριστός all →

Christopher

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