Epichristianadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈkrɪstʃən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epi- prefix, Christian adj.

Etymology: < epi- prefix + Christian adj.Apparently coined by De Quincey, who explained that he uses it ‘of all agencies that belonged to the primary movements of Christianity’.

Somewhat rare.

Of or relating to the period not long after the life of Jesus; designating this period.

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Epichristian1840

1840 T. De Quincey On Essenes in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 113/2 During the whole of this noviciate for Christianity; and in fact throughout the whole Epichristian era [etc.].

1860 Guardian 20 June The loss of the epichristian Hindu literature, no less than that of still greater antiquity, has been very considerable.

1911 J. Moffatt Introd. Lit. New Test. 19 The literature dating from the early decades of the Christian movement may be called ‘Epichristian’—to borrow a convenient term from de Quincey.

2014 M. Alexeyeva in L. A. Alexandrovna et al. Terminol. Sci. in Russia Today v. 339 Many orthodox terms have..an independent symbolic meaning which refers to protoevangelic history or to events of Epichristian centuries and at the same time to the mystic state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epichristian
释义	Epichristianadj. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈkrɪstʃən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: epi- prefix, Christian adj. Etymology: < epi- prefix + Christian adj.Apparently coined by De Quincey, who explained that he uses it ‘of all agencies that belonged to the primary movements of Christianity’. Somewhat rare. Of or relating to the period not long after the life of Jesus; designating this period. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > [adjective] Epichristian1840 1840 T. De Quincey On Essenes in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 113/2 During the whole of this noviciate for Christianity; and in fact throughout the whole Epichristian era [etc.]. 1860 Guardian 20 June The loss of the epichristian Hindu literature, no less than that of still greater antiquity, has been very considerable. 1911 J. Moffatt Introd. Lit. New Test. 19 The literature dating from the early decades of the Christian movement may be called ‘Epichristian’—to borrow a convenient term from de Quincey. 2014 M. Alexeyeva in L. A. Alexandrovna et al. Terminol. Sci. in Russia Today v. 339 Many orthodox terms have..an independent symbolic meaning which refers to protoevangelic history or to events of Epichristian centuries and at the same time to the mystic state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840
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