English

Adjective

Christcentric ‎(comparative more Christcentric, superlative most Christcentric)

1. Alternative spelling of Christocentric
   • 2009, C. Scott Dixon, Dagmar Freist, Mark Greengrass, Living With Religious Diversity in Early-Modern Europe, page 101:

     An examination of the iconography of seventeenth-century altarpieces highlights a Christcentric focus, concern for the story of the Passion and the key episodes of the Christian epic, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

2. Focused on Christianity; having a Christian point of view.
   • 1996, Mattias Gardell, In the name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, page 114:

     "Church" is too much a Christcentric concept to be projected onto other religions without distortion.

   • 2002, Stephen O. Murray, Homosexualities, page 21:

     Changing abbreviations does not make the dating any less Christcentric!

Synonyms

• (Focused on Christianity): Christian-centric, Christianity-centric, Judaeo-Christian centric, church-centric

Related terms

• Christcentrism