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out-Christian

out-Christian verb: to behave more Christianly than.

Verb

out-Christian (third-person singular simple present out-Christians, present participle out-Christianing, simple past and past participle out-Christianed)

  1. (transitive) To behave more Christianly than.
    • I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians.1981, Ellis Peters, The Leper of Saint Giles, London: Head of Zeus, published 2014, →ISBN

Forms of out-Christian

third-person singular presentout-Christians
present participleout-Christianing
past participleout-Christianed
pastout-Christianed

Origin of out-Christian

From out- + Christian.

Questions about out-Christian

What does out-Christian mean?
Out-Christian means to behave more Christianly than.
What part of speech is out-Christian?
Out-Christian is a verb.
What is the past tense of out-Christian?
The past tense of out-Christian is out-Christianed.

Words near out-Christian in the dictionary

  1. out-Byzantined
  2. out-Byzantines
  3. out-Byzantining
  4. out-chorus
  5. out-choruses
  6. out-Christian
  7. out-Christianed
  8. out-Christianing
  9. out-Christians
  10. out-clearing
  11. out-clearings

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