Christocentric en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist English Christ Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Christo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English Christocentric From Christo- + -centric.
Meanings
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Concentrating on the teaching of Jesus Christ.
De Profundis is full of religiosity, whether it be Christocentric aesthetics, moral injunction, or just the usual self-castigation/reformation stuff of the Born Again variety.
1979 April 28, Gerry McNamara, “Life for Art's Sake”, in Gay Community News, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Christocentric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Christocentric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Christocentrically · Christocentricity