Christianlike

[ kris-chuhn-lahyk ]

/ ˈkrɪs tʃənˌlaɪk /

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adjective

like or befitting a Christian.

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Origin of Christianlike

First recorded in 1565–75; Christian + -like

Words nearby Christianlike

Christianism, Christianity, Christian IV, Christian IX, Christianize, Christianlike, Christianly, Christian name, Christian Reformed, Christiansand, Christiansburg

How to use Christianlike in a sentence

Why can't the directors have more Christianlike names for their moving power?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
The sons of the colonies are too civil and Christianlike to be ruled always by sword and gun.
Voyage of the Liberdade|Captain Joshua Slocum
The Christianlike Kabbala was to be his intercessor at the Vatican.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
We must find some more Christianlike name for her than princess.
The Princess and Joe Potter|James Otis

After what she had done for so many others, was it not Christianlike to think of her?
The Forged Note|Oscar Micheaux