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Christ⋅ly

  [krahyst-lee]
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–adjective
Christlike.
Origin:
bef. 1000; OE cristlīc (unrecorded in ME; mod. E Christly appar. a re-formation on the model of godly, manly, etc.); see Christ, -ly

Related forms:
Christ⋅li⋅ness, noun
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Christ   (krīst)   
n.  

  1. Christianity Jesus.

  2. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures. Often used with the.


[Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Greek Khrīstos, from khrīstos, anointed, verbal adj. of khrīein, to anoint; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.]
Christ'like' adj., Christ'li·ness n., Christ'ly adj.
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