Christlike

[ krahyst-lahyk ]

/ ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

like Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.

Origin of Christlike

First recorded in 1670–80; Christ + -like

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Examples from the Web for christlike

It is not rules and regulations that will ever make us Christlike in our spirit, manner, and ways.
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II|Charles Henry Mackintosh
Meekness is the content and quiet mien, the willing self-effacement that is the mark of Christlike goodness.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
We have given them no reason to believe that we are drawn out toward them with Christlike motives.
The Making of a Country Parish|Harlow S. (Harlow Spencer) Mills
Christian Scientists are really united to only that which is Christlike, but they are not indifferent to the welfare of any one.
Pulpit and Press|Mary Baker Eddy

A Christlike man in the ocher robes of a swami stood motionless at the end of the road.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for christlike

Christlike

/ (ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk) /

adjective

resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ

Derived Forms

Christlikeness, noun

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