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Christlike

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Christ  (krst)
n.
1. Christianity Jesus.
2. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.

[Middle English Crist, from Old English Crst, from Latin Chrstus, from Greek Khrstos, from khrstos, anointed, verbal adj. of khrein, to anoint; see ghri- in Indo-European roots.]

Christlike adj.
Christli·ness n.
Christly adj.

Christlike [ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk]
adj
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ
Christlikeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.christlike - resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
christian - following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
Translations
Christlike [ˈkraɪstlaɪk] ADJcomo Cristo
Christlike
adjchristusgleich


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And so he who would lead a Christlike life is he who is perfectly and absolutely himself.
I have spoken of my admiration for General Armstrong, and yet he was but a type of that Christlike body of men and women who went into the Negro schools at the close of the war by the hundreds to assist in lifting up my race.
 
 
 
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