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climactic
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cli·mac·tic  (kl-mktk) also cli·mac·ti·cal (-t-kl)
adj.
Relating to or constituting a climax.
cli·macti·cal·ly adv.
climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk], climactical
adj
consisting of, involving, or causing a climax
climactically  adv
Usage: See at climate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.climactic - consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"
anticlimactic - coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic"
climactic
adjective crucial, central, critical, peak, decisive, paramount, pivotal the film's climactic scene
Translations
climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk] ADJ → culminante
climactic
adj the conclusion was climactic in the extreme → der Schluss war ein absoluter Höhepunkt; a climactic scene → ein Höhepunkt
climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk] adj → culminante
climactic [klaɪˈmæktɪk] adj → culminante


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As was true from wilderness days on, God "tabernacles" among mortals--just as John's Gospel would remind us he did climactically in Jesus Christ (1:14).
Fifth Sunday of Easter: May 6, 2007 by Heider, George C. / Currents in Theology and Mission
The belief that God "has acted climactically, and not merely paradigmatically, in Jesus of Nazareth" "will drive the Christian to history, as a hypothesis drives the scientist to the modifications and adaptations necessary if the hypothesis is to stand the test of reality" (Wright 1992: 136).
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