Christianlike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Christianlike
Example Sentences
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I shall always hate him," she told herself, meaning Captain Winstanley; "but I will begin a career of Christianlike hypocrisy, and try to make other people believe that I like him.
From Vixen, Volume II. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Little Mrs. Pennycoop's intention was kind and Christianlike.
From The Cost of Kindness by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
Sermons in the pure and Christianlike tone of Porteus's Lent Lectures, I would humbly recommend as a guide for those who may be inclined to take the good work in hand.
From Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 by Sherard Osborn
We took the hint, and adopted as far as we could Christianlike methods, though we found it extremely difficult to subscribe to all the principles of Christianity practised by the Islanders.
From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by P. Van Breda
This spirit may not be very Christianlike, but it is very human and practical, and helps to win battles, and to win battles is the only reason why soldiers go to war.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
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