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Christlike

American  
[krahyst-lahyk] / ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. like Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.


Christlike British  
/ ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Christlike

First recorded in 1670–80; Christ + -like

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

In faith and love, in zeal and devotion, in Christlike humility and holiness, O Father! we have not been, before Thee and the world, what we ought to be, what we could be.

From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Murray, Andrew

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