Christian soldier

English

Etymology

From Christian + soldier; after Ephesians 6:10-17, where spiritual strengths are compared to the accoutrements of a soldier.

Noun

Christian soldier (plural Christian soldiers)

1. (figuratively) A devout and zealous Christian, especially one who proselytizes.
   • 1878, Charles Walford, The Christian soldier's manual of prayer, page 8:

     The Christian Soldier should never fail to read his Bible;

2. A person or group of people that believe in the use of force with arms to do God's work.

See also

• crusade
• holy war
• janissary
• Knights Templar
• Teutonic Knights

Further reading

• Christian soldier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia