Christlike
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of Christlike
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His work, which ranges from poster-like photographic prints of lone sports stars to Christlike wood carvings of a shirtless Justin Bieber, resides in collections at the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate, among others.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
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
He was transformed into one of the noblest, truest, purest, most unselfish, most gentle and most Christlike men I have ever known.
From The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer)
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