Christlike
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Christlikeness noun
Etymology
Origin of Christlike
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 3, 2024
He adopts a Christlike pose, arms spread, palms forward, and those gathered around him leap to their feet, fists thrust at the sky.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022
By never specifying what surprises Alyosha, Tolstoy makes Saunders’ interpretation of the story available without denying the more Tolstoyan endorsement of Christlike meekness.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2021
An island convict, his girlfriend and other lost souls escape in a sailboat with a Christlike man.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2019
The things we have been living for on this side will only profit us in so far as they have gone to the building up of a Christlike character.
From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)
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