Meanings
- lifestyleA Christian church comprising the members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, and teaching that disease is a mental error rather than physical disorder and should be treated not by medicine but by prayer.
Ten years ago a very sweet and precious little child, my only daughter, was wantonly done to death by an ignorant and credulous woman who had charge of her, in the tenets of her faith. It is called Christian Science.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounProtestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Portuguese Ciência Cristã
- Ciência Cristãa Christian church that follows the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy
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Christian Science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Science
“Christian Science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Science. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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