Christocentric

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adjective

Concentrating on the teaching of Jesus Christ.

OriginAncient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kéntron ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →
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Meanings

adjectiveChristocentric (comparative more Christocentric, superlative most Christocentric)

comparative more Christocentric · superlative most Christocentric

  1. ChristianityConcentrating on the teaching of Jesus Christ.

    De Profundis is full of religiosity, whether it be Christocentric aesthetics, moral injunction, or just the usual self-castigation/reformation stuff of the Born Again variety.

    1979 April 28, Gerry McNamara, “Life for Art's Sake”, in Gay Community News, page 17

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
christocentrist

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
  3. Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
  4. Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
  5. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
  6. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
  7. Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
  8. LatinChrīstus
  9. Old EnglishCrist
  10. Middle EnglishCrist
  11. EnglishChrist
  12. EnglishChristo-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  15. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  16. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  17. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  18. EnglishChristocentric

From Christo- + -centric.

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APA

Christocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christocentric

MLA

“Christocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christocentric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christocentric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christocentric.

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