Christern.

Brit.

/ˈkrʌɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈkraɪstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Christ n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < Christ n. + -er suffix¹.

slang (chiefly depreciative).

A Christian; esp. an overzealous, excessively pious, or sanctimonious Christian.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > person

Pharisee1539

card gospeller1550

lip-gospeller?1556

saint1563

table-gospeller1570

separatist1620

Christera1650

canter1652

high-liver1715

cant1725

pietist1767

devil dodger1791

goody1816

creeping Jesusc1818

Mawworm1825

goody-two-shoes1843

Pecksniff1844

goody-goody1872

goody-good1879

lip-Christian1882

plaster saint1890

holy Willie1916

a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) I. 175 The courteours sent to searche said they came to punishe Christers—so they called good Christians.

1903 D. F. McKitrick Lost & Found iii. 34 I heard a young college student of some sixteen years of age call his brother a Christer.

1921 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 2) iv. 155 Oh, he's a simply fearful Christer; preaches in chapel every Sunday, and all that.

1934 H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 74 It doesn't matter to me whether he's a chauvinist, a little Christer, or a near-sighted pedant.

2007 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Guide Suppl.) 17 Truly, there is a fund of ammunition here with which to annoy the genophobic bluenoses and the militant Christers for years to come.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christer
释义	Christern. Brit. /ˈkrʌɪstə/, U.S. /ˈkraɪstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Christ n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < Christ n. + -er suffix¹. slang (chiefly depreciative). A Christian; esp. an overzealous, excessively pious, or sanctimonious Christian. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > person Pharisee1539 card gospeller1550 lip-gospeller?1556 saint1563 table-gospeller1570 separatist1620 Christera1650 canter1652 high-liver1715 cant1725 pietist1767 devil dodger1791 goody1816 creeping Jesusc1818 Mawworm1825 goody-two-shoes1843 Pecksniff1844 goody-goody1872 goody-good1879 lip-Christian1882 plaster saint1890 holy Willie1916 a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) I. 175 The courteours sent to searche said they came to punishe Christers—so they called good Christians. 1903 D. F. McKitrick Lost & Found iii. 34 I heard a young college student of some sixteen years of age call his brother a Christer. 1921 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 2) iv. 155 Oh, he's a simply fearful Christer; preaches in chapel every Sunday, and all that. 1934 H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 74 It doesn't matter to me whether he's a chauvinist, a little Christer, or a near-sighted pedant. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Guide Suppl.) 17 Truly, there is a fund of ammunition here with which to annoy the genophobic bluenoses and the militant Christers for years to come. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1650
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