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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

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Etymology

Origin of Christhood

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

Example Sentences

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The reality of Jesus was the perfect meaning, the Christhood in Him which in the Holy Books is symbolized as the Word.

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

We think of the Christhood of Jesus, of the Christliness of such love as this.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

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)

His Christhood was thought of as something in the future, not yet realized.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner