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St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to attain the Divine. That is why all pre-Christian philosophy is theological at its summit.
Hans Urs von Balthasar

Meaning of "pre-Christian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRE-CHRISTIAN

pre-Christian play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRE-CHRISTIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pre-Christian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRE-CHRISTIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pre-Christian in the English dictionary

The definition of pre-Christian in the dictionary is of or referring to the period of history prior to the establishment of Christianity.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRE-CHRISTIAN

pre-Christmas
pre-Columbian
pre-echo
pre-eclampsia
pre-eclamptic
pre-election
pre-embryo
pre-eminence
pre-eminent
pre-eminently
pre-empt
pre-emption
pre-emptive
pre-emptively
pre-emptor
pre-emptory
pre-establish
pre-exilian
pre-exilic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRE-CHRISTIAN

anti-Christian
antichristian
chondrostian
Christian
Croatian
Demochristian
Early Christian
Egyptian
Erastian
Faustian
fustian
glasnostian
Judaeo-Christian
non-Christian
Philistian
Proustian
rumfustian
Sebastian
Thyestian
unchristian

Synonyms and antonyms of pre-Christian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pre-Christian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRE-CHRISTIAN

Find out the translation of pre-Christian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pre-Christian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pre-Christian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前基督教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precristiano
570 millions of speakers

English

pre-Christian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्व ईसाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ما قبل المسيحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дохристианский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pré-cristã
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাক খৃস্টান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préchrétien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pra-Kristian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorchristlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キリスト教以前の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기독교 이전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pre-Kristen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền Kitô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன் கிரிஸ்துவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्व-ख्रिश्चन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hıristiyanlık öncesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pre -cristiana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pre - Christian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дохристиянський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pre- creștin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προχριστιανικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pre -Christelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förkristna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

førkristne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pre-Christian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-CHRISTIAN»

The term «pre-Christian» is normally little used and occupies the 116.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pre-Christian

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QUOTES WITH «PRE-CHRISTIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pre-Christian.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to attain the Divine. That is why all pre-Christian philosophy is theological at its summit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRE-CHRISTIAN»

Discover the use of pre-Christian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pre-Christian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Saami pre-Christian religion: studies on the oldest traces ...
15 papers presented at a symposium by Nordic scholars from a cross section of different research areas concerning Saami religion and problems therewith.
Louise Bäckman, Åke Hultkrantz, 1985
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Under Heaven's Brow: Pre-Christian Religious Tradition in Chuuk
For the people of Chuuk and for students of religion and Micronesian culture, this book pulls together and makes available in English the somewhat scattered published accounts (largely in German), along with Goodenough's own (as yet ...
Ward Hunt Goodenough, 2002
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The Sacred Isle: Belief and Religion in Pre-Christian Ireland
Ancient monuments, legends and folklore interpreted to illuminate the realities of prehistoric Irish belief.
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, 1999
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Pre-Christian Gnosticism: A Survey of the Proposed Evidences
He notes a series of methodological fallacies in the use of this evidence and concludes that clearly Gnostic materials are late and pre-Christian materials are not clearly Gnostic.A new chapter in this paperback edition brings the ...
Edwin M. Yamauchi, 2003
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More Than Mythology: Narratives, Ritual Practices and ...
Studying religion of the North with an interdisciplinary approach is exceptionally fruitful, in both empirical and theoretical terms, and in this book a group of distinguished scholars widen the interpretative scope on religious life among ...
Catharina Raudvere, Jens Peter Schjødt, 2012
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Beliefs Of The Pre-Christian Slavs
Boris Mouravieff. Svartovite, god of the Roujienne Earth, became first among all the Slavic divinities... Not solely those in the land of the Vagaries, but all the Slavic provinces recognised him as God of gods. And Helmold tells us that in ...
Boris Mouravieff
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Initiation between two worlds: structure and symbolism in ...
The purpose of this book is to apply theories and perspectives from the Study of Religion, or Comparative Religion, to the study of the pre-Christian culture in the North.
Jens Peter Schjødt, 2008
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Pre-Christian Ireland
Towers and Temples of Ancient Ireland, Keane, pp. 892, 822. All dwellings among the pre-Christian Irish were round ; oblong buildings were introduced by St, Patrick. See on this subject vols. i. and iii. of O'Curry's Manners and Customs of the ...
Ulick Joseph Bourke, 1887
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Pre-Christian skeptisicm
his papers on 'Pre-Christian Skepticism,' taking in the Skeptical elements in Greek thought up to the time of Sokrates. Further, they decided for the present to hold their meetings fortnightly, in order to complete before the approach of winter  ...
John Owen, 1881
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Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times
Published by the Library of Alexandria 'V 0 L A 'I.;~' ' _ ' . _ u 1'' a ' » '. l .. , _ ' 0 _ , ' , _.. '. v_ - — L 'An' Times Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Eduard \-W1 v. ., t. Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times. Front Cover.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRE-CHRISTIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pre-Christian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Viking Festival: All The Great Things About The Dark Ages, Plus …
Vikings whose talents lie outside of the domestic arts have the opportunity to go shopping at Viking festivals for pre-Christian-chic fashions. «Reykjavík Grapevine, Jul 15»
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An oasis of calm: Alan Titchmarsh's tips on creating a peaceful garden
It's an early pre-Christian path that people walked while contemplating – you can shuffle round looking down at your feet, lost in thought. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Trailer & News: Game Connected to 'The …
A report from Gamesradar also revealed that the Wild Hunt story was actually a legend that is rooted in pre-Christian times. Although there are ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»
4
Golfer thanks God for Open Championship victory
... was to glorify God. Hopefully, I did”. The golfer refers to his pre-Christian life as “my blind years” and says that his faith is “all that matters”. «The Christian Institute, Jul 15»
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Jesus, Ebionites and Jewish-Christians
Graves, though, sees them as a pre-Christian movement. Like many modern thinkers, Graves believed that much of the authentic truth about ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Spirituality and safety priority for priests
... mountain through the development of the Tóchar Phádraig pilgrim path, originally a pre-Christian chariot route. Like his diocesan colleague, ... «Mayo News, Jul 15»
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Zach Johnson: I was reading scripture during Open victory
Johnson now refers to his pre-Christian life (with not too much political correctness) as "my blind years", and says his faith now is "all that ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
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How did Krampus become the hottest monster in horror movies?
... black hairy body, hooves) and dark pagan origins (the character is thought to have first appeared in pre-Christian folklore). At the very least, ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
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Getting pregnant the Swedish way
Since pre-Christian times, Scandinavians have celebrated the summer solstice in the most decadent of ways. Vikings observed the holiday as ... «The Local.se, Jul 15»
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A Swede's midsummer feast
Midsummer is a tradition celebrated in Sweden and is pre-Christian in origin. In Sweden the Midsummer is such an important festivity that there ... «The Phuket News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pre-Christian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pre-christian>. May 2024 ».
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