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CHRIITIAH

ling,

one of 'the title, of the klng

Franc~.

The

~'rench an:iqtlari~s

mce the origin

0'-

tnis aro

pellation ur lO Grcgory the Gre3l, \Vho,

writill~

Imer lO Ch,r1e<

ml,·t, occafionally gav" him that

lide, whieh his fuccclfJrs ha"e finee relained,

CIU ISTIAN

rtl(ehn,

that ioUttutcd by Jofus Chri!!.

See RELIGloN .

CIIRIS rlANS, lhofe who profefs to believe the Chri·

!!ian reli;:ion. See RELIGION.

CH ~I!T IANS

o/SI John,

fea of Chrillians very ou·

Oterous io Bdlfara a,tI lhe otighbouring 10WOS: they

formerl)' inlubited aloog 'the river Jordao, \Vhere St

John baplized. and il was from thenee lhey had lheir

name. \ They hold ao anoiverfary feall of five' days,

duriog which lhey all go to lhe bifhop, who baplizes

them with the baplifm of St John. Their baplifm is alfd

performed on rivers, aoo lhat only on Sundays; lhey

hav:

'oolioo of lhe third perfon in lhe Trioity, nor

have lhey any eanooiaal book, bUloabuodanee full of

eharms,

é (.

Their bifhopries defeeod by inheritaoee,

as (our eflatcs do, lhough lhey have the eeremony of

ao c1eélion.

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CHRlsrl-A NS

'¡St1h<m11.

a fort

Chriniao, io

peoinfu!., of India,

eI.is

fide of lhe'gulf: lhey in·

habit ehieBy at CraAganor, and the neighbouring

eounlry: thefe admil of no images, and reeeive ooly

lhe erors,

hieh they paya greal veneralion: lhey

./Tirm, lhal lhe fouls of the fainu Jo oot fee God till

afler the day ofjudgment: lhey aeknowledge bUl lime

facraments,

viz.

baptifm, orders, aoolhe euehari!! :

(hey m,lke 00 ufe of holy oi" io the adminillmion

baplifm, but afler the eeremony aooint the infant with

ao unélioo compofed

oil and walout9, without .ny

benediélion. In the eucharifl, ther confeerate Wilh

liule cake. made oE oil aod falt, and in!lead,of wine

make ufe' of water in whieh raifin. have been infufed.

CHRISTlANA,

town of Norway, in the rrovinee

of Aggerhuys, filualed on a bay of the fea, hundroo

miles north oEGonenburgh, E. long.

10° IS',

N.lat.

¡9°

30'.

CHRISTIANOPLE,

port-towo

Sweden, fituaied

on the Baltie fea, in the territory

Blekiog, and

pro.inee South GOlhland, about thirteen mile. norih·

ca!!

Carlcfcrooo: E. lóng.

ISO 40"

.nd N. lat.

¡7°.

CHR1STlANSBURGH, a Oanifh Eaélory upoo the

gold.coa!l

Afriea, near Acra.

CHR ISTI 4.NSTAOT, a toUJO

Sweden, fituated'00

the river Helles, io the territory

Bleking, and pro·

.ince

South GOlhland, fony.five miles we!! of

C,rlcfcroon : E. long.

14° 40"

N. lal

56°

30'.

CHRISTMAS. a feflival of the Chrilliao ehureh, ob·

fervcd on the 2sth of Oecember, in memory of lhe

nati.iry of Jefus Chri!!.

CHRISTOPHER.herb, io botany. See CH

R " ,T0'

rHOlIAWA.

CHP.lSTOPHERS, or SICHRISTor HHs. oneofthe

Caribbee iOrlndl, lOwhich Columbus gave hit Chri·

{lianname: W.long. 62

1.It

710

30'.

i. about twcntymiles long, aód

[~veo

broad

VOL. lI,

No.

38.

and

ha~

a high mouOlain in the middle, rl OOl whtnd:

fome rivulm run down. Irs produce is ehicOy

fuga~,

eOlton, gingcr, and indigo.

is a Britifh c(¡lony,

and lies abOUI Jixty miles wefl of AnIego.

CHRISTOPHORIANA, in bOlany. See ACTIf.A.

CHROASTACES, in nalural hiflory. a genus of pellu.

eiel gem., eomprcheoding all thofe of variable eolour1,

as ,ieweu in u;\Tcrenl ligbts

of I'Ihich kinus are lhe

opal

~nd

thc aHeria, or oeulus cali. Sce OPAL, an/l,

ASTERIA.

eHH

OMA, in mufie,

oote or

eharaél~r

time, ufu·

ally lcrmeu a quaver.

Chroma is alfo a graceful way

finging, or playiog

with quavers and IrilIoes.

CHROMATIC, in the aneient muGe, the fecond of the

time kimls into "hieh the eonfonant intelVals were

fubdi,'íded ioto their eoncinnous pam.

111c

olhet

twokinds are enhalmonie and diatonic,

ChIRO'UT IC, io painting, a lerUl ufed lO figniry ¡be

colouring, whieh OIakcs the thiro

pan

lhe .rt of

painling.

CHROMIS, in iehtbl'ology. See SPARl'S.

CHRONIC, or

CHRONI~AL,

amoog phyficiaos, an ap'

pelIation given lO difeafes lhat cootinue a long time, in

contradi!!inélion to thofe that fuon terminate, and are

ealIed

aculf.

See MEDICINE.

CHRONICLE, io matters of lilerature, a fpeeies or

liod

hi!lory, difpofed according

tbe arder 01'

time, and agreciog io moH rcfpeds Wilh annals. Set

ANNALS.

B~okl

ifCHRON ICLE S, in the eacon

feri?lure, two

faered books, cal'ed by theGreeks

paralip,mrna,

that

is, remains, additions, ur fupplemeOls, a9 eomainir.g

many eireumílanees oll1itted in

tl,~

other hillorlcJ

book•.

CHRONOGRAM, a fpeeies of

Ealf~

wit, eonfilling' in

thi., thal a certaio date or epoeha is expre\Ted by

cumeral leuer,

oric or more verfes: flleh is lhat

whieh makes the motto

a medal flruck by Gullavus

AdCJlphlls, in 16;2.

ChrIflVs

DVX,

ergo trIVMphVs..

C:HRONOLOGY, ¡he fcienee or do/hine of time,

fo far a. it regards hillory, wpelher civil or

eeclcli~.

!liea!.

The bufinefs

ehronology, is to afeertain and

adju!! lhe various epoehas, :eras, aod other periods

mcntioned in hifiory; fo that tbe revolulions of em.

pires and kingdoms. and other remarkable eveOlS,

may

be'truly llated. Fer lhe princip,les of ehrocology, fee

A5TRONOMV,

Ih.

divijio"~/tim

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CHRONOMETER, in general, deootes any infhument

or machioe, ufed io meafuring time; fueh are dials,

docks, watehes,

6(.

StC CLon, DIAL,

bc.

CHRONOSCOP.E, denotes much the f:une with ehroo

obmeler. See the preeeding article.

CHROSTASIMA, in

o~tural

hiflory, a genus of pel.

11I·:iol gems, comprehendiog al! thofe which arpear of

one fill1ple and permanent eolour in

811

lighlS: fueh

3re

t~e

diamond, earbunde, ruby, gunC!, amerhy!l,

fapplllre, peryl, cmerald, and the

l~paz,

Sce

DI•.

MOHD, CUDUNCL!,

&r.

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