anti-Christian
See also: antichristian
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
anti-Christian (comparative more anti-Christian, superlative most anti-Christian)
- Opposed to Christians or Christianity.
- Synonyms: Christianophobic, Christophobic
- Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:antireligious
Usage notes edit
- anti-Christian is much more common than antichristian.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen when prefixing capitalized words except when usage dictates otherwise.[2]
Translations edit
opposed to Christians or Christianity
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Noun edit
anti-Christian (plural anti-Christians)
- One who opposes Christians or Christianity.
- Synonyms: Christianophobe, Christophobe
Usage notes edit
- anti-Christians is much more common than antichristians.[3]
References edit
- ^ anti-Christian, antichristian at Google Ngram Viewer
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
- ^ anti-Christians, antichristians at Google Ngram Viewer
Further reading edit
- “anti-Christian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “anti-Christian”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.