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Christly, a.|ˈkraɪstlɪ|
[f. Christ + -ly1. OE. had cristlíc of Christ, Christian, which would have given christly, but there is no trace of its survival in ME., and the modern word is formed anew after godly, manly, kingly, etc.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or relating to, Christ. rare.
a1000Laws of Ethelbert vi. 11 (Bosw.) Þaet æȝhwilc cristen man cristlice laᵹe rihtlice healde. 1858Bushnell Nat. & Supernat. (1862) Pref., Supernatural redemption..and a Christly providence.
2. Christ-like, like the ideal Christ.
1881Fairbairn Stud. Life Christ xii. 240 It is in His last sorrows that Christ seems most Christly. 1884Chr. Commonw. 24 Jan. 348/1 The up-building of Christly character. |