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Where does “Christlessness” come from?

Christlessness (English) comes from English Christless, from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Christlessness (English): Absence of Christ or the Christian faith

Definitions

  1. Absence of Christ or the Christian faith

Ancestry of “Christlessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChristlessWithout Christ or the Christian faith;...
2EnglishChristA figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus...
3Middle EnglishCrist—
4Old EnglishCrīst—
5LatinChrīstus—
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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