Christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

religionist, religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity

Adventist, Second Adventist - a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ

goy, non-Jew, Gentile - in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews

Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism

Quaker, Friend - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

Catholic - a member of a Catholic church

Old Catholic - a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope

Copt - a member of the Coptic Church

Apostle - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

Apostle - any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

arianist - an adherent of arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)

born-again Christian - a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus

communicant - a person entitled to receive Communion

Melchite, Melkite - an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem

Melchite, Melkite - an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor

Nazarene - an early name for any Christian

Shaker - a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world

Tractarian - a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times)

Timothy - a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus

Titus - a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul

faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"