Christly

Christ  (krst)

n.

1. Christianity Jesus.

2. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.

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[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.]

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Christlike adj.

Christli·ness n.

Christly adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

christly - resembling or showing the spirit of Christ christlike christian - following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ