Christly

/ˈkrɪstli/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Christ; christlike or Christian.

Etymology

From Christ plus the English adjectival suffix -ly (from Old English -lic). This archaic or poetic form is an earlier alternative to the modern 'christlike.'

Kelly Says

Language constantly evolves—'christly' was once a standard way to describe Christ-like qualities, but English speakers eventually preferred 'christlike' because it's clearer and less prone to confusion with adverbs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሪስቲያን በአንድ
kəristiyan bɛ.ɑnd
ARالعربية
مسيحيا
masīḥiyyan
BNবাংলা
খ্রিস্টীয়
khristiẏ
CACatalà
cristianament
krisˈtjanamɛnt
CSČeština
křesťansky
ˈkʂɛs.cɛːɲski
DADansk
kristeligt
ˈkʰʁæsd̥lɪɡd̥
DEDeutsch
christlich
ˈkʁɪstlɪç
ELΕλληνικά
Χριστιανικά
xristianiká
ESEspañol
cristianamente
krisˈtjanamɛnte
FAفارسی
مسیحا
masīḥā
FISuomi
kristilliseen
ˈkristilːiˌsɛn
FRFrançais
chrétiennement
kʁe.tjɛ.nə.mɑ̃
GUGU
ખ્રિસ્તી રીતે
khristi rīte
HAHA
a cikin Kirista
a t͡ʃikin kɪɾista
HEעברית
נוצרית
notsrit
HIहिन्दी
ईसाई रूप से
īsāī rūp se
HUMagyar
keresztényül
ˈkɛrɛsːteːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
secara Kristen
sɛkɑɾa kɾistɛn
IGIG
dị Kraịst
dɪ kɾaɪst
ITItaliano
cristianamente
kristjaˈnamɛnte
JA日本語
キリスト的に
Kirisuto-teki ni
KKKK
христиандық
xristiandɨq
KMKM
ដោយរបៀបគ្រិស្តបរិស័ទ
dɔj ɾɔbiːə krih sɑːpɔːrihsɑt
KO한국어
기독교적으로
gidokgyo-jeog-eulo
MRMR
ख्रिस्ती प्रमाणे
khristi pramāṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
secara Kristian
sɛkɑɾa kɾistɪan
MYမြန်မာ
ခရစ်ယာန်အတိုင်း
kʰəjeɪ̀ɰ̃ ə.téɪŋ
NLNederlands
christelijk
ˈkrɪstələk
NONorsk
kristelig
ˈkrɪstəlɪɡ
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ
krɪsˈti təɾʱɑ̃
PLPolski
chrześcijańsko
xt͡ʂɛɕˈt͡ɕaj̃skɔ
PTPortuguês
cristãmente
kɾisˈtɐ̃mẽtɨ
RORomână
creștin
kreʃˈtin
RUРусский
христиански
xristiˈanski
SVSvenska
kristligt
kʰrɪsːliɡt
SWKiswahili
kwa njia ya Kikristo
kwa ɲi.a ja ki.kɾisto
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்தவ
kiristhava
TEతెలుగు
క్రైస్తవ
kraisthava
THไทย
อย่างคริสต์
jɑ̀ːŋ khris̄̄
TLTL
sa paraang Kristiyano
sa pa.ɾa.ˈaŋ kɾistijano
TRTürkçe
Hristiyanca
hɾistijan.d͡ʒa
UKУкраїнська
християнськи
xristijansʹki
URاردو
مسیحی طور پر
masīḥī taur par
VITiếng Việt
theo cách Kitô
tʰɛːo kɛː kitô
YOYO
gẹgẹ bi Kristiani
ɡɛɡɛ bi kɾistijani
ZH中文
基督教式地
jīdū jiào shì de
ZUZU
ngokwesikristu
ŋɡo.kwe.si.kɾistu

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