CHRISTIAN

Pertaining to Jesus Christ or the religion founded by him; profe ing Christianity. The adjective is also used in senses more remote from its original meaning. Thus a "court Christian" is an ecclesiastical court; a "Christian name" is that conferred upon a person at baptism into the Christian church. AB a noun, it signifies one who accepts and profe es to live by the doctrines and principles or the Christian religion. Hale v. Everett., 53 N. H. 53, 16 Am. Rep. 82; State v. Buswell, 40 Neb. 158, 68;N. W. 728, 24 L. R. A. 68. -Christian name, The baptismal name distinct from the surname. Stratton v. Foster, 11 Me. 467..It has been said from the bench that a Christian name may consist of a single letter. Wharton. [s. 205]