English Explanatory Dictionary

Red-Letter Christian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a non-denominational movement within Christianity, especially evangelicalism, that emphasises political activism on issues of social justice about which Jesus has made pronouncements.

Word forms

Red-Letter Christian Red-Letter Christians

Etymology

Red-Letter refers to New Testament verses and parts of verses printed in red ink, to indicate the words attributed to Jesus without the use of quotations; see “Red letter edition” on Wikipedia.

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