Karaitiana
1. (loan) (stative) be Christian, become Christian.
I mea a Ākipīhopa Penehana o Kanatipere, “Te mahi tuatahi mā te Karaitiana he mea kia Karaitiana ētahi atu tāngata.” (TP 11/1899:8) / Archbishop Benson of Canterbury said, “The first task of the Christian is to get other people to become Christian.”
2. (loan) (modifier) Christian, Christianity.
…he hē e kore ai taua hāhi e āhei te kīia he Hāhi Karaitiana (TP 8/1900:8). / …because of such errors that church is not able to be called a Christian church.
3. (loan) (personal name) Christian.
Ko te kōmiti rapurapu i te tika, me te hē o te pōti mō Karaitiana, kua kī, kia tuhituhia te ingoa o Karaitiana Takamoana e te Karaka o te Pāremata ki te rīti o taua pōti, ka tū a Karaitiana hei Mema ki te Pāremata (TW 12/8/1876:2). / The committee investigating wrongdoing in the vote for Christian have said that the name of Christian Takamoana was written by the Parliamentary clerk in the list of that ballot and that Christian stood as a member of Parliament.
4. (loan) (noun) Christian.
