Christlike
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Christlike (comparative more Christlike, superlative most Christlike)
- Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
- Synonym: Jesuslike
- 1896, James S. Kennedy, “Spiritual Development of St. Paul”, in The Methodist review[1], page 66:
- Paul's faith was at this crisis in his spiritual illumination more Abrahamic than Christlike in its character.
- 1988 December 25, G. Steven Rose, “A Brave And Charming Diplomat”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 24, page 12:
- I always wanted him to get angrier, sharper. He was too Christlike — too decent (and I am convinced he was sincere) to convey the horror, to get across just how ugly it is on the inside of life with AIDS.
Usage notes
[edit]- GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[1] However, Christlike and Christ-like are about equally common.[2]
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
- ^ Christlike, Christ-like at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.