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Christopher

[kris-tuh-fer]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.

  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”



Christopher

/ ˈkrɪstəfə /

noun

  1. Saint. 3rd century ad , Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Christopher

  1. A Christian saint (though no longer listed by the Catholic Church in the Calendar of Saints). Jesus appeared to him as a little child whom Christopher carried across a stream. Christopher means “Christ-bearer.”

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The five episodes leading up to the second season’s huge reveal revolve around John Cena’s titular hero, also known as Christopher Smith, stumbling through a world that looks exactly like ours — but better.

From Salon

In a memo filed Monday, California Deputy Solicitor General Christopher D. Hu warned that the decision had emboldened the administration to deploy troops elsewhere, citing Portland as an example.

Mares handed the phone to Christopher “Hits” Ayala, who said he was still working “on that job.”

The vote “will provide a strong foundation for the future of the Academy of Magical Arts,” wrote Christopher Grant, president of the AMA board of directors, in an email to members.

"EA has been open to a potential buyer to help level up for a while," industry expert Christopher Dring told the BBC.

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