pseudo-Christiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌsudoʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see pseudo- comb. form and Christian adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, Christian n.

Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + Christian n., after post-classical Latin pseudochristianus false Christian (4th cent.) Compare Byzantine Greek ψευδοχριστιανός (5th cent.).

A. n.

A person falsely called a Christian; a person who falsely claims to be a Christian, a pretended Christian.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [noun] > false

card gospeller1550

pseudo-Christian1579

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 158 They questioned how it might be, euen as the Pseudochristians do.

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. P^v Is he a christian man or rather a pseudo-christian, that delighteth in blood?

1648 R. Younge Cause & Cure Ignorance 45 The chiefe persecutors of Christ and his followers, are not Atheists, or Turks, or Iewes, but such as hold great place in the Church, Antichristians and Pseudochristians.

1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos iii. 32 They are but Pseudochristians,..who under pretence of professing Christ do most wickedly oppose him.

1772 E. Evanson Doctr. Trinity 47 Of these Pseudo-Christians the word of Divine Inspiration speaketh expressly, that they have departed from the faith of Christ's Gospel.

1853 A. Woodward Rev. Uncle Tom's Cabin 57 They were stolen from good men in the South by pseudo Christians of the North.

1891 Weekly News (Mansfield, Ohio) 21 May 4/3 Pseudo-christians are frequently known to make the longest and loudest prayers.

1995 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 11 Sept. a7/1 It is this kind of tastelessness in so many pseudo-Christians that I..abhor.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by pseudo-Christians or pseudo-Christianity; falsely called or professing to be Christian.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] > false

pseudo-Christian1654

1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized Pref. sig. E Hence was it that all the Churches at length exploded him for an Heretick, and his writings as Pseudo-Christian.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 101 The fraudulent End that this pseudo-Christian Church might drive at.

1790 1st Pt. Paraphr. Revelation St. John 425 We shall consider and look upon this high priest and universal head of this pseudochristian clergy, together with the several religious ranks and orders under it.

1830 Times 4 May 1/5 Why, say their liberal pseudo-Christian friends, ‘they are men.’

1860 B. F. Westcott in W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 583/1 The strange account which Epiphanius gives of the Osseni..appears to point to some combination of Essene and pseudo-Christian doctrines.

1920 Folk-lore 31 307 It is hard to know where to begin; but one must, I think, leave out the Christian or pseudo-Christian aspects of the legend altogether.

2003 R. Herring Talking Cock 212 Other pseudo-Christian cults such as the Skoptsy in eighteenth-century Russia, or more recently the Heaven's Gate cult in America, also practised removal of the penis and/or testicles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pseudo-christian
释义	pseudo-Christiann.adj. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see pseudo- comb. form and Christian adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, Christian n. Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + Christian n., after post-classical Latin pseudochristianus false Christian (4th cent.) Compare Byzantine Greek ψευδοχριστιανός (5th cent.). A. n. A person falsely called a Christian; a person who falsely claims to be a Christian, a pretended Christian. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [noun] > false card gospeller1550 pseudo-Christian1579 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 158 They questioned how it might be, euen as the Pseudochristians do. 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. P^v Is he a christian man or rather a pseudo-christian, that delighteth in blood? 1648 R. Younge Cause & Cure Ignorance 45 The chiefe persecutors of Christ and his followers, are not Atheists, or Turks, or Iewes, but such as hold great place in the Church, Antichristians and Pseudochristians. 1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos iii. 32 They are but Pseudochristians,..who under pretence of professing Christ do most wickedly oppose him. 1772 E. Evanson Doctr. Trinity 47 Of these Pseudo-Christians the word of Divine Inspiration speaketh expressly, that they have departed from the faith of Christ's Gospel. 1853 A. Woodward Rev. Uncle Tom's Cabin 57 They were stolen from good men in the South by pseudo Christians of the North. 1891 Weekly News (Mansfield, Ohio) 21 May 4/3 Pseudo-christians are frequently known to make the longest and loudest prayers. 1995 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 11 Sept. a7/1 It is this kind of tastelessness in so many pseudo-Christians that I..abhor. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by pseudo-Christians or pseudo-Christianity; falsely called or professing to be Christian. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] > false pseudo-Christian1654 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized Pref. sig. E Hence was it that all the Churches at length exploded him for an Heretick, and his writings as Pseudo-Christian. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 101 The fraudulent End that this pseudo-Christian Church might drive at. 1790 1st Pt. Paraphr. Revelation St. John 425 We shall consider and look upon this high priest and universal head of this pseudochristian clergy, together with the several religious ranks and orders under it. 1830 Times 4 May 1/5 Why, say their liberal pseudo-Christian friends, ‘they are men.’ 1860 B. F. Westcott in W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 583/1 The strange account which Epiphanius gives of the Osseni..appears to point to some combination of Essene and pseudo-Christian doctrines. 1920 Folk-lore 31 307 It is hard to know where to begin; but one must, I think, leave out the Christian or pseudo-Christian aspects of the legend altogether. 2003 R. Herring Talking Cock 212 Other pseudo-Christian cults such as the Skoptsy in eighteenth-century Russia, or more recently the Heaven's Gate cult in America, also practised removal of the penis and/or testicles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1579
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