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ante-Christian
ante-Christian adj. 
/ˌantᵻˈkrɪstjən/, /ˌantᵻˈkrɪstɪən/,
Brit. /ˌantᵻˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/
, /ˌantᵻˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n//ˌantᵻˈkrɪstjən//ˌantᵻˈkrɪstɪən/U.S. /ˌæn(t)əˈkrɪstʃən/
= pre-Christian adj./ˌæn(t)əˈkrɪstʃən/ΘΚΠ
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ante-Christian1820
post-apostolical1827
pre-Christian1828
post-apostolic1829
1820 Edinb. Rev. Aug. 184 The West Goths expressly deduced the series of their judges from the ante-christian era.
1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. iii. 270 What was the ante-Christian doctrine respecting the condition of the dead?
1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 4/1 The Christian and ante-Christian feeling blend in the happy season.
1996 Church Hist. 65 784 His work also includes such great ante-Christian rhetors as Demosthenes and Cicero, and many more.
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