chrétien
See also: Chrétien
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French chrestien or Christian, from Latin Christiānus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós). Doublet of crétin and Christian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁe.tjɛ̃/
- Homophone: chrétiens
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Adjective
chrétien (feminine chrétienne, masculine plural chrétiens, feminine plural chrétiennes)
- Christian
- 1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l’assassin [The Assassin’s Hygiene] (fiction):
- Mais non, imbécile ! Qui se soucie des goûts des gens comme vous, du peuple, de la pègre, de la médiocrité, du commun ? Seuls comptent les goûts des génies, comme Victor Hugo et moi. En plus, Adèle et Léopoldine sont des noms chrétiens.
- No, it isn’t, you imbecile! Who cares about the taste of people like you, the masses, the low lives, the mediocre, the commoners. Only the taste of geniuses like Victor Hugo and myself counts. Moreover, Adèle and Léopoldine are Christian names.
- 1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l’assassin [The Assassin’s Hygiene] (fiction):
- Je vous arrête : Nina est un prénom chrétien. La Sainte-Nina tombe le 14 janvier, date de votre première interview.
- I beg your pardon: Nina is a Christian first name. Saint Nina fell on January 14, the date of your first interview.
Related terms
Further reading
- “chrétien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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