Christlike

[ krahyst-lahyk ]

adjective

1. like Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.

Christlike

/ ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ

Derived Forms

• ˈChristˌlikeness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christlike¹

First recorded in 1670–80; Christ + -like

Example Sentences

Or, rather, he was dragging the cross on a wheel, which offended me largely because he wasn’t doing the Christlike physical penance he was advertising.

From Slate

The book’s three story lines involve a persecuted writer in 1930s Moscow, a gentlemanly Satan who arrives to visit mischief on the literary scene, and the drama between Pontius Pilate and a Christlike prophet in ancient Jerusalem.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, the Christlike prophet declares that “all power is violence against people.”

From Los Angeles Times

His work, which ranges from poster-like photographic prints of lone sports stars to Christlike wood carvings of a shirtless Justin Bieber, resides in collections at the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate, among others.

From New York Times

“Time Shelter,” his third novel to be translated into English, beat five other shortlisted books for the prize, including Maryse Condé’s “The Gospel According to the New World,” translated from French by Richard Philcox, about a child abandoned in Martinique who grows up to become a Christlike figure.

From New York Times