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Brewer's: Bible Christians

A Protestant sect founded in 1815 by William O'Bryan, a Wesleyan, of Cornwall; also called Bryanites (3 syl.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bible-…

Brewer's: Christian Traditions

connected with natural objects. 1. Birds, Beasts, and Fishes. The Ass: Cross on the back. (See Ass.) Bunting. (See Yellowhammer.) The Crossbill has nothing to do with the Christian…

Brewer's: Rice Christians

Converts to Christianity for worldly benefits, such as a supply of rice to Indians. Profession of Christianity born of lucre, not faith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Letitia Christian Tyler

United States First Lady Letitia Christian Tyler was the first wife of John Tyler, and the first president's wife to die in the White House. The daughter of a wealthy Virginia plantation owner, she…

Christian Slater Biography

Christian Slater (Christopher Hawkins)actorBorn: 8/18/1969Birthplace: New York City Slater made his first appearances as a child actor on the soap opera One Life to Live and on Broadway. His…

Christian Bale Biography

Christian Bale actorBorn: 1/30/1974Birthplace: Pembrokeshire, Wales After working with Rowan Atkinson in London's West End, he turned in a critically acclaimed performance in Steven Spielberg'…

Christiane Amanpour Biography

Christiane AmanpourTV news correspondentBorn: 1958Birthplace: London After earning a BA in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, Amanpour worked as an electronic graphics designer…

Antichrist

(Encyclopedia) AntichristAntichristănˈtĭkrīst [key], in Christian belief, a person who will represent on earth the powers of evil by opposing the Christ, glorifying himself, and causing many to leave…

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…