out-Christian

verb

To behave more Christianly than.

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Meanings

verbout-Christian (third-person singular simple present out-Christians, present participle out-Christianing, simple past and past participle out-Christianed)

present singular third person out-Christians · participle present out-Christianing · participle past out-Christianed · past out-Christianed

  1. transitiveTo behave more Christianly than.

    I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians.

    1981, Ellis Peters, The Leper of Saint Giles, London: Head of Zeus, published 2014, →ISBN

Origin

From out- + Christian.

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APA

out-Christian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-Christian

MLA

“out-Christian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-Christian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-Christian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-Christian.

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