Christlike
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- adjective
- /ˈkraɪstlaɪk/
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cristiano
- He showed a Christlike spirit by forgiving those who wronged him.
- Christlike figure
- Christlike character
- more Christlike
Examples
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We cannot personally grow to be more like Christ, and our churches cannot become more Christlike without change.
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How do you follow Christ and yet have no actions that are Christlike?
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You are only a Christian when you are doing Christlike things.
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The husband is required to love in a Christlike way.
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Perhaps you are like Wally, trying in his own strength to be more Christlike.
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Wouldn't a more accepting and understanding attitude be more Christlike?
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And it made DeAnne wonder if a compassionate, Christlike character might be something you were born with, rather than something you acquired.
Fiction book (1992) -
Margaret, I think we can all agree that there's something very wrong with America professing to be a "Christian nation," yet embodying, for many in the world, a particularly un-Christlike arrogance, as a people and as a government.
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I understand my church has come under criticism by many for its acceptance of homosexuality, in spite of thousands of years of tradition, but it seems to me that this open-door policy is far more Christlike than politicized marginalization.
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Her Christlike compassion for the homeless inspired many to help those in need.
Synonyms
Showing kindness, patience, and forgiveness like Christ
A person who is very kind and patient and helps others when it is hard
How Christlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Christlike comes from Christ, the name for Jesus, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to' or 'like'. So to be Christlike is to act with the kindness, compassion, and selflessness people associate with Christ, which is why the word means having those qualities.