Meanings
nounChristadelphian (plural Christadelphians)
plural Christadelphians
- A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
adjective
- Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΧριστός“Christ”
- EnglishChristadelphian
Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).
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Bulgarian христаделфианец, христаделфиански
- христаделфианец (hristadelfianec)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- христаделфиански (hristadelfianski)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Catalan cristadelf
- cristadelfa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Chinese Mandarin 基督弟兄會會員 /基督弟兄会会员, 基督弟兄會的 /基督弟兄会的
- 基督弟兄會會員 /基督弟兄会会员 (jīdūdìxionghuì-huìyuán)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- 基督弟兄會的 /基督弟兄会的 (jīdūdìxionghuì-de)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Czech kristadelfián, kristadelfiánský
- kristadelfiána member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfiánskýpertaining to the Christadelphians
Dutch Broeder in Christus
- Broeder in Christusa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Esperanto kristadelfiano, kristadelfiana
- kristadelfianoa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfianapertaining to the Christadelphians
Estonian kristadelflane
- kristadelflanea member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Finnish kristadelfialainen, kristadelfialainen
- kristadelfialainena member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfialainenpertaining to the Christadelphians
French christadelphe, christadelphe
- christadelphea member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- christadelphepertaining to the Christadelphians
German Urchrist, christadelphianisch
- Urchrista member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- christadelphianischpertaining to the Christadelphians
Greek Χριστάδελφος, χρισταδελφικός
- Χριστάδελφος (Christádelfos)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- χρισταδελφικός (christadelfikós)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Hungarian krisztadelfiánus, krisztadelfián
- krisztadelfiánusa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- krisztadelfiánpertaining to the Christadelphians
Indonesian Kristadelfianisme
- Kristadelfianismea member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Irish Críostadélfiach, Críostadélfiach
- Críostadélfiacha member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- Críostadélfiachpertaining to the Christadelphians
Italian Cristadelfiano, cristadelfiano
- Cristadelfianoa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- cristadelfianopertaining to the Christadelphians
Japanese キリスト・アデルフィアン派教徒, キリスト・アデルフィアン派の
- キリスト・アデルフィアン派教徒 (kirisuto-aderufian-ha-kyouto)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- キリスト・アデルフィアン派の (kirisut-aderufianha-no)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Korean 그리스도아델피안 신자, 그리스도아델피안의
- 그리스도아델피안 신자 (geuriseudoadelpian sinja)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- 그리스도아델피안의 (geuriseudoadelpianui)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Latvian kristadelfietis
- kristadelfietisa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Lithuanian kristadelfas
- kristadelfasa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Norwegian kristadelfianer, kristadelfiansk
- kristadelfianera member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfianskpertaining to the Christadelphians
Polish chrystadelfianin
- chrystadelfianina member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
Portuguese cristadelfiano, cristadelfiano
- cristadelfianoa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- cristadelfianopertaining to the Christadelphians
Romanian christadelfian, christadelfian
- christadelfiana member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- christadelfianpertaining to the Christadelphians
Russian христадельфиани́н, христадельфиа́нский
- христадельфиани́н (xristadelʹfianín)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- христадельфиа́нский (xristadelʹfiánskij)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Slovak kristadelfián, kristadelfiánsky
- kristadelfiána member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfiánskypertaining to the Christadelphians
Spanish cristadelfiano, cristadelfiano
- cristadelfianoa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- cristadelfianopertaining to the Christadelphians
Swedish kristadelfian, kristadelfiansk
- kristadelfiana member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfianskpertaining to the Christadelphians
Tagalog kristadelpiyano, kristadelpiyano
- kristadelpiyanoa member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelpiyanopertaining to the Christadelphians
Turkish kristadelfian, kristadelfianlık
- kristadelfiana member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- kristadelfianlıkpertaining to the Christadelphians
Ukrainian христадельфіянин, христадельфіянський
- христадельфіянин (xrystadelʹfijanyn)a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
- христадельфіянський (xrystadelʹfijansʹkyj)pertaining to the Christadelphians
Cite this entry
APA
Christadelphian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christadelphian
MLA
“Christadelphian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christadelphian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christadelphian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christadelphian.
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