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Christlike

American  
[krahyst-lahyk] / ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. like Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.


Christlike British  
/ ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ

"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

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Etymology

Origin of Christlike

First recorded in 1670–80; Christ + -like

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She is nominated for “The Gospel According to the New World,” translated from French by Richard Philcox, about a child abandoned in Martinique who grows up to become a Christlike figure.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2023

He adopts a Christlike pose, arms spread, palms forward, and those gathered around him leap to their feet, fists thrust at the sky.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2022

By never specifying what surprises Alyosha, Tolstoy makes Saunders’ interpretation of the story available without denying the more Tolstoyan endorsement of Christlike meekness.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2021

An island convict, his girlfriend and other lost souls escape in a sailboat with a Christlike man.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2019

His Christlike compassion, his grand initiative and masterly organization of relief won a burst of praise in which even the anti-clerical syndic of Rome joined, while the nations of Europe expressed their admiration.

From Pope Pius the Tenth by F. A. (Frances Alice) Forbes

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