Christian Era
the era or epoch introduced by the birth of Christ.
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Single-source entries: C (83)
These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Christian Era, Christian Reformed Church, Christian Union Churches.
Christian Reformed Church
a religious denomination in the United States, the result of the secession movement from the Reformed Church in 1822, in 1857, and again in 1882. There are about 40,000 communicants, chiefly in Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. The denomination maintains the Calvin College Theological Seminary at Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Christian Union Churches
an American denominational union, organized in 1865, composed of members of all varieties of orthodox belief. Their creed is simple, covering the headship of Christ, sufficiency of the Bible, and right of local church government.
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Christiansand
a seaport of Norway, situated near its S. extremity, on a sandy plain. It is a garrisoned town; was built by Christian IV. in 1641; and has been the capital of its province or stift since 1684. It has several dockyards, and a good harbor much used for refuge. At the mouth of the harbor is the beautiful island of Odderö, laid out with public gardens and promenades. Christiansand has a considerable trade in timber, pitch, stockfish (salted cod), fish-oil for curriers, salmon, mackerel, and lobsters. Shipbuilding is a considerable industry. Christiansand has a cathedral and grammar-school, and is the residence of a bishop. It suffered severely from fires in 1880 and 1892. Pop. about 18,000.
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Christianso
a group of three small islands in the Baltic, belonging to Denmark, named from the chief island, which has a harbor of refuge and a lighthouse. CHRISTIANS OF ST. THOMAS, the name of a sect of Christians on the coast of Malabar, in India, to which region the apostle St. Thomas is said to have carried the gospel. They belong to those Christians who, in the year 499, united to form a Syrian and Chaldaic Church in central and eastern Asia, and are, like them, Nestorians.
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Christianstad
a city of Sweden, the capital of the province of the same It is on the Helge river: Its chief name. industries are the manufacture of woolen goods, tobacco, iron, and gloves. It has a considerable trade by river. The city has an arsenal, a church, a museum, and other notable public buildings. Pop. about 15,000. Norwegian
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Christiansund
a coast-town, built on three wooded is- 32-Vol. II-Cyc lands, Kirkelandsö, Inlandsö, and Nordlandsö. It has a considerable trade in salt-fish. The chief public buildings are the grammar school and custom house. Pop. about 15,000.
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Christmas Island
ND, a British island in the Pacific in 1° 57′ N. lat., and 157° 27' W. long., with some guano deposits. It was discovered by Cook, December, 1777. Another Christmas Island, annexed to Great Britain in 1888, lies about 250 miles S. W. of Java (11° S., 105° 30′ E.), is 6 miles long by 4 broad, partly volcanic, partly coralline in structure, with rich phosphate deposits (worked since 1897). There is a third Christmas Island off Cape Breton.
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Christmas-Rose
a plant, Helleborus niger, order Ranunculaceæ, so called from its flowering at Christmas; also called Christmas flower.
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Christology
that branch of the study of divinity which deals directly with the doctrine of the person of Christ.
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Christophe
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) HENRI, a King of Haiti, was an African slave; born in Grenada, West Indies, in 1767, he received his freedom as a reward of faithful service. On the outbreak of the negro insurrection in 1801, he became one of its leaders, and attracted by his energy and ability the attention of Toussaint l'Ouverture, who conferred upon him a divisional military command. After the deposition of Toussaint, Christophe served under his successor, Dessalines, and waged a war of increasing ferocity against the French, who, in 1803, were compelled to evacuate the island. In 1811 1811, Christophe obtained undisputed possession of a portion of the island with the title of King of Haiti. His reign was that of a sanguinary despot, occasioning ultimately a successful revolt of his black subjects, whereupon he committed suicide in 1820. Christian
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Christopher
ST., a martyr who is supposed to have lived in the 3d century A. D. He was a native either of Syria or Palestine, and is believed to have suffered martyrdom by by decapitation in the reign of the Roman Emperor Decius. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates his festival on July 25.
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Christopher's
ST. (commonly called St. Kitt's), a British island in the West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands, 23 miles in length, and in general about 5 in breadth breadth; area, 68 square miles. The principal cipal products are sugar, cotton, and rum. The interior consists of many rugged precipices and barren mountains. Of these the loftiest is Mount Misery (evidently an extinguished volcano), 4,100 feet high. The chief town, a seaport with open roadstead, is Basse-Terre (pop. about 8,500). The island has a legislature of its own, with an executive subordinate to the governor of the Leeward Islands, resident in Antigua. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 and colonized by the English in 1623. Pop. about 30,000.
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Christy
HOWARD CHANDLER, an American illustrator; born in Morgan co., O., Jan. 10, 1873. He achieved a reputation as an illustrator in newspaper and magazines. He was with the Rough Riders in Cuba and saw fighting before Santiago. He received medals at the Paris Exposition, the Chicago Exposition, and the National Academy of Design.
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Chromatics
the science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of the colors of light and of natural bodies.
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Chromite
a metal used extensively as an alloy to harden steel. It was extensively employed during the war in the manufacture of munitions. The production of chromite in 1919 in the United States was 3,900 long tons, valued at $87,000. There were imported 61,404 tons, valued at $1,381,497. The appartons. ent consumption was 65,304 long The chief sources of supply are the United States, Canada, British South Africa, New Caledonia, and India. CHROMIUM (or CHROME) STEEL, steel in which the carbon is replaced by the metal chromium. This steel can sustain a greater degree of heat than ordinary steel, and consequently will not so easily become oxidized or "burnt" in working and is rolled more easily. 1
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