Christian Socialist

American  

noun

1. a member of any of certain European political parties advocating a form of social organization based on Christian and socialistic principles.

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Other Word Forms

• Christian Socialism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Christian Socialist

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Born in Glasgow, and a self-confessed Christian Socialist, Conroy worked on a number of Scottish newspapers before being elected as the NUJ's general secretary in 1985.

From BBC • May 4, 2010

In her forties, tweedy Norah Horobin is a "Christian Socialist" and a lady of the likes of the Lawrence sisters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Christian Socialist Leader Gaston Eyskens failed to put together a government.

From Time Magazine Archive

Word reached Austria's Christian Socialist President Dr. Wilhelm Miklas, silent at his home all through the days of bloodshed, that the evidence against them was slight.

From Time Magazine Archive

There grew up what was called a Christian Socialist movement, which, however, never attained or sought a political standing.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell