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christocentrist

christocentrist is the alternative letter-case form of Christocentrist.

Noun capitalized: Christocentrist

Christocentrist (plural Christocentrists)

  1. A proponent of Christocentrism.
    • His “Map of the Universe” looks like a diagram once submitted to us by a Christocentrist.1925 November 8, The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, fifty-ninth year, number 168, Minneapolis, Minn., page four
    • These criticisms are not intended to give aid and comfort either to Christocentrists or the Jesusologists.1970 July, J. Alvin Sanders, “Major Book Reviews: Models of God’s Government: The Old Testament and Theology, by G. Ernest Wright. […]”, in Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, volume...

Adjective capitalized: Christocentrist

Christocentrist (comparative more Christocentrist, superlative most Christocentrist)

  1. Synonym of Christocentric.
    • The present study is “an essay in advocacy, arguing against the Christocentrist position that became popular in the theological world in recent years and in favor of another” (p. ix).1975, Theological Studies, page 370
    • The implied analogy in Chaucer’s writings between the hermeneutic purpose of theology and the hermeneutic value of even a secular text — that both ought to engage “allegory” so as to achieve reference to spiritual nourishment — is basic to the Christocentrist theories of reference still found in...1992, David Lyle Jeffrey, editor, A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature, Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 446, column 2
    Synonyms:
    Christocentric

Synonyms of christocentrist

Forms of christocentrist

Noun
pluralchristocentrists
pluralChristocentrists
alternative formchristocentrist
Adjective
comparativemore christocentrist
superlativemost christocentrist
comparativemore Christocentrist
superlativemost Christocentrist

Questions about christocentrist

What does christocentrist mean?
Christocentrist means a proponent of Christocentrism.
What is christocentrist the alternative letter-case form of?
Christocentrist is the alternative letter-case form of Christocentrist.
What part of speech is christocentrist?
Christocentrist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of christocentrist?
The plural of christocentrist is christocentrists.

Words near christocentrist in the dictionary

  1. Christocentric
  2. Christocentrically
  3. Christocentricism
  4. Christocentricity
  5. Christocentrism
  6. christocentrist
  7. christocentrists
  8. Christocrat
  9. Christocrats
  10. Christodoulou
  11. Christodoulous

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