Christlike
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Christlikeness noun
Etymology
Origin of Christlike
Example Sentences
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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
The Ruler, a harsh governor of an unnamed realm, is confronted by the charismatic, Christlike Stranger, who enters into an ambiguous relationship with the Ruler’s wife, Heliane.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
The young lady looked at him in silence, and then said, 'Why, we all know what it means when we say that such a person or such a thing is Christlike.
From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan
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