Christian Scientist

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noun

a believer in Christian Science; a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby Christian Scientist

But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The breakdown of the 114th Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male, and 92 percent Christian.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Congress is now 92 percent Christian, resembling more to a papal enclave than our religiously diverse nation.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Hence it can be seen what hope there is of establishing a flourishing christian church by such evangelists.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
His superior talents and untiring industry were under the direction of philanthropic and Christian impulses.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"Marco's" reply conclusively proved his possession of a Christian spirit.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
All religions, the Christian religion included, are adaptations or variants of older religions.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford