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Christcentric en · ADJ

Etymology

From Christ + -centric.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of Christocentric.
   alt of Christocentric
   • An examination of the iconography of seventeenth-century altarpieces highlights a Christcentric focus, concern for the story of the Passion and the key episodes of the Christian epic, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. 2009, C. Scott Dixon, Dagmar Freist, Mark Greengrass, Living With Religious Diversity in Early-Modern Europe, page 101:
2. Focused on Christianity; having a Christian point of view.
   • Changing abbreviations does not make the dating any less Christcentric! 2002, Stephen O. Murray, Homosexualities, page 21:
   • "Church" is too much a Christcentric concept to be projected onto other religions without distortion. 1996, Mattias Gardell, In the name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, page 114:

Forms

Relateds

Christcentrism

Synonyms

Christianity-centric (Focused on Christianity) · church-centric (Focused on Christianity) · Christian-centric (Focused on Christianity) · Judaeo-Christian centric (Focused on Christianity)