Christian (word)

Christians
χριστιανοί

After the miraculous catch of fish, Christ invokes his disciples to become "fishers of men" () by Raphael.
Total population
c. 2.4 billion worldwide (2015)
Founder
Jesus
Regions with significant populations
European Union	373,656,000
United States	246,790,000
Brazil	175,770,000
Mexico	107,780,000
Russia	105,220,000
Philippines	86,790,000
Nigeria	80,510,000
China	67,070,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo	63,150,000
Ethiopia	52,580,000
Religions
Christianity 50% Catholicism: Latin Church, Eastern Catholic Churches 37% Protestantism: Adventism, Anglicanism, Baptist churches, Reformed churches, Lutheranism, Methodism, Pentecostalism and other denominations 12% Orthodoxy: Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Assyrian Church of the East 1% Other Christian traditions: incl. Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Unitarianism and Nondenominational Christianity
Scriptures
Bible
Languages
Predominant spoken languages: Spanish English Portuguese Russian Mandarin Chinese French German Polish Ukrainian Tagalog Italian other vernacular languages of the Christian world and the World Sacred languages: Ecclesiastical Latin Koine Greek Syriac language

A Christian ( /ˈkrɪʃtʃən/ or /ˈkrɪstjən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. "Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach.

While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term "Christian" is also used as an adjective to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like."

According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. By 2050, the Christian population is expected to exceed 3 billion. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey Christianity will remain the world's largest religion in 2050, if current trends continue.