Christlike

American  

[krahyst-lahyk] / ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. like Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.

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Christlike British  

/ ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ

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Other Word Forms

• Christlikeness noun

Etymology

Origin of Christlike

First recorded in 1670–80; Christ + -like

Example Sentences

The book’s three story lines involve a persecuted writer in 1930s Moscow, a gentlemanly Satan who arrives to visit mischief on the literary scene, and the drama between Pontius Pilate and a Christlike prophet in ancient Jerusalem.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“Time Shelter,” his third novel to be translated into English, beat five other shortlisted books for the prize, including Maryse Condé’s “The Gospel According to the New World,” translated from French by Richard Philcox, about a child abandoned in Martinique who grows up to become a Christlike figure.

From New York Times

She is nominated for “The Gospel According to the New World,” translated from French by Richard Philcox, about a child abandoned in Martinique who grows up to become a Christlike figure.

From New York Times

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