单词 | after-christ |
释义 | > as lemmasafter-Christ after-Christ adj. and n. Brit. /ˈɑːftəkrʌɪst/ , /ˈaftəkrʌɪst/ , U.S. /ˈæftərˌkraɪst/ (a) adj. occurring or existing after the lifetime of Christ; (b) n. a second Christ; a successor to Christ (rare).ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [noun] > second after-Christ1871 society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] > after post-Christian1838 post-Christian1929 after-Christ1979 1871 F. H. Laing Blessed Virgin's Root p. li Nor is this conjunction of the fore-Christ and the after-Christ verification, to be prejudiced by the fact of the prophets omitting..the indication of the jointing mark between both periods. 1881 G. M. Hopkins Serm. & Devotional Writings (1959) 100 The Holy Ghost makes of every Christian another Christ, an AfterChrist. 1921 J. A. Faulkner Modernism & Christian Faith viii. 167 (heading) Paul as the after-Christ. 1979 Furrow 30 318 We belong in the New Testament, in the ‘after Christ’ situation, in the Church which is Christ's Body. 2002 P. J. Gorday in D. Patte & E. TeSalle Engaging Augustine on Romans vi. 225 Augustine took a three-stage position, seeing a before-Christ period, where the law is valid and salvific, and an after-Christ period which is subdivided. < as lemmas |
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