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Christhood

American  
[krahyst-hood] / ˈkraɪst hʊd /

noun

  1. the condition of being a Christ.


Christhood British  
/ ˈkraɪsthʊd /

noun

  1. the state of being the Christ, the anointed one of God

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Christhood

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at Christ, -hood

Example Sentences

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He received the Grace of the Alone-begotten—that is to say, His Christhood or His Perfecting.

From The Gnôsis of the Light by Lamplugh, F.

Tell me, thou Planter of Christhood and Islam; tell me, thou seed-bearing Israel!

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations by Lazarus, Emma

His moral earnestness is a mark of his Christhood and his work a part of the Atonement.

From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)

From childhood to manhood through Christhood to Godhood is a progression that Noyes sees clearly and makes us see as clearly.

From Giant Hours with Poet Preachers by Stidger, William L. (William Le Roy)

The Christhood means not the body of Jesus but the perfection of divine virtues manifest in Him.

From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá

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