Christadelphian

/ ˌkrɪstəˈdɛlfɪən /

noun

1. a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead

adjective

1. of or relating to this body or its beliefs and practices

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christadelphian¹

C19: from Late Greek khristadelphos, from khristos Christ + adelphos brother

Example Sentences

A monthly magazine, The Christadelphian, is published in Birmingham.

From Project Gutenberg