Christadelphian
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).
More for "christadelphian"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.