Christianlike

American  

[kris-chuhn-lahyk] / ˈkrɪs tʃənˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. like or befitting a Christian.

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Etymology

Origin of Christianlike

First recorded in 1565–75; Christian + -like

Example Sentences

Thank you a thousand times, my dear Money, for your wise and Christianlike advice.

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

I recommend liberal appropriations to carry out the Indian peace policy, not only because it is humane, Christianlike, and economical, but because it is right.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

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 Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

Sixth: We realize here with what caution and moderation the entry must be made, as the king has provided fully, clearly, and in a Christianlike manner in his ordinances which relate to incursions and discoveries.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55 1583-1588 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

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 Osborn, Sherard