单词 | christian-like |
释义 | Christian-likeadj.adv. A. adj. Befitting or appropriate to a Christian; exhibiting a Christian character or ethos. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] christeneOE Christianc1432 evangelic1502 evangelical?1537 Christian-like1540 Christianly?1567 christianable1816 Xtian1845 Christianist1906 1540 R. Taverner Epist. & Gospelles Easter tyll Aduent f. xxxijv It were much better and more christian lyke, that christian men and women were gathered and assembled together in the church there to make theyr supplications & prayers to god. 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 70 Honest mirth and Christianlike ioye [L. laetitiae Christianae]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 348 Plant Neighbour-hood and Christian-like accord In their sweet Bosomes. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. v. 111 That sublime Christian-like Disposition. View more context for this quotation 1841 I. Taylor Four Lect. Spiritual Christianity 167 If opinion be free, and Christianlike. 1915 W. Sage Maid of Old Virginia vii. 85 She tried to influence him toward a more Christian-like spirit. 2018 Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain (Nexis) 22 Nov. It was a Christian-like gesture embraced by two homeless couples who were visibly moved by the abundance of goodwill. B. adv. In a Christian manner; in accordance with Christian values, practices, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adverb] christenly1357 Christianlyc1415 Christian-like?1548 ?1548 D. Lindsay Tragical Death Dauid Beaton sig. D.iii When he had ended his prayer, swetely and christianlike he answered to them all in thys maner. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 58 He most Christian-like laments his death. View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. 325 I was kindly vsed, and Christian-like intertayned. 1827 R. Cobbold Valentine Verses 262 Fear not christian-like to do thy best. 1936 B. I. Bell O Men of God iv. 74 A nation which is not Christian will not live Christian-like. 2010 F. Anderson-Jackson Patience xxxiii. 100 Your Pa was buried Christian-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1540 |
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