Definition of Christlike in English:
Christlike
adjectiveˈkrʌɪstlʌɪkˈkraɪs(t)ˌlaɪk
See Christ
Example sentencesExamples
- Harper's desire was to awaken in her readers ‘a stronger sense of justice and a more Christlike humanity in behalf of those whom the fortunes of war threw, homeless, ignorant and poor, upon the threshold of a new era’.
- He was very noble in his bearing, almost Christlike, but with an accessible persona that brought to mind the universal acceptance of George Washington as the father of our country.
- Christianity can sometimes be a word that means nothing, unless you live your life in a Christlike fashion.
- The deaths of Ned and Jimmy highlight the book's pervasive religious elements, for both characters are depicted as Christlike figures, men whose blood is shed to redeem their people.
- Ample opportunities exist for physicians, nurses, and therapists to embody Christlike concern for their patients, treating them as suffering people who bear the image of God-not as scientific experiments or bureaucratic cases.
Definition of Christlike in US English:
Christlike
adjectiveˈkrīs(t)ˌlīkˈkraɪs(t)ˌlaɪk
See Christ
Example sentencesExamples
- Ample opportunities exist for physicians, nurses, and therapists to embody Christlike concern for their patients, treating them as suffering people who bear the image of God-not as scientific experiments or bureaucratic cases.
- He was very noble in his bearing, almost Christlike, but with an accessible persona that brought to mind the universal acceptance of George Washington as the father of our country.
- Harper's desire was to awaken in her readers ‘a stronger sense of justice and a more Christlike humanity in behalf of those whom the fortunes of war threw, homeless, ignorant and poor, upon the threshold of a new era’.
- The deaths of Ned and Jimmy highlight the book's pervasive religious elements, for both characters are depicted as Christlike figures, men whose blood is shed to redeem their people.
- Christianity can sometimes be a word that means nothing, unless you live your life in a Christlike fashion.