Christian-like

English

Alternative forms

Christianlike, christianlike

Etymology

From Christian +‎ -like.

Adjective

Christian-like (not comparable)

  1. Befitting a Christian.
    Antonyms: unchristianlike, un-Christian-like

Usage notes

  • Christian-like is several times more common than Christianlike and christianlike.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Christian-like, Christianlike, christianlike at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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