单词 | christify |
释义 | Christifyv. transitive. To unify (a person, the soul, etc.) with Christ; to make like Christ; (also) to Christianize. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > convert [verb (transitive)] christeneOE christian1534 Christianize1590 gospelize1646 Christify1654 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized i. xviii. 195 What means he by the grace of Christ now? doth he under this word point out any other power than every man hath or may have, that is no more Christified, or Spirituallized now, than Adam was then? 1657 A. Farindon XXX. Serm. i. 55 The soul at this first resurrection must be..Christificata, if I may so speak, Christified, drawing in no breath but his, having the same mind which was in Christ Jesus. 1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. v. 253 Have they christified our hearts, or made us love and serve God, and do His will? 1889 Boston Investigator 13 Nov. 2/5 Your inconsistency in representing that to Jesusify the jurisprudence, to Christify the Constitution, to Godify the Government, is not a Church-and-State measure, is on a par with 'tis-and 'tain't doctrines of the Orthodox creed. 1963 F. J. Sheen Priest is not his Own iii. 57 The mortified priest, the priest who is detached from the world—these inspire, edify and Christify souls. 2010 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 11 Sept. b7/4 Orthodox Christianity has always sought to engage and sanctify the local culture—to ‘Christify’ it, if you will. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1654 |
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