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Christian Scientist   /krˈɪstʃən sˈaɪəntɪst/   Listen
Christian Scientist

noun
1.
A member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy.






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"Christian scientist" Quotes from Famous Books



... Such, exactly, were the Family Physicians of my youth. They always dressed in shiny black,—trousers, neckcloth, and all; they were invariably bald, and had shaved upper lips and chins, and carefully-trimmed whiskers. They said "Hah!" and "Hum!" in tones of omniscience which would have converted a Christian Scientist; and, when feeling one's pulse, they produced the largest and most audibly-ticking gold watches producible by the horologist's art. They had what were called "the courtly manners of the old school"; were diffuse in style, and abounded in periphrasis. ...
— Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography • George William Erskine Russell

... a Christian Scientist, and Josephine says I have only myself to blame in that I encouraged her to model herself upon Miss Jacket. This strikes me as a little harsh, seeing that Miss Jacket, M.D., is a regular practitioner ...
— The Opinions of a Philosopher • Robert Grant

... doctor," said I, after a pause, "that you are a Christian Scientist. All troubles are fanciful and indicative of ...
— Olympian Nights • John Kendrick Bangs

... members of the healing art are treated seriously—though Dr Tregenna in the former was rather a caricature, and in The Doctor's Dilemma we had a brilliantly painted group of medical men. The Christian Scientist may complain of neglect, even if there was some anticipation of him in Judah, and a humble branch of the craft was handled ably by Mrs Merrick in Jimmy's Mother. The real quack has ...
— Our Stage and Its Critics • "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"

... am, the 'Christian scientist' who once declared to me that she cured a sprained ankle by walking on it many miles a day, and thinking it was well while she walked, shall receive my respectful apologies," the doctor ...
— Flames • Robert Smythe Hichens



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