christlich
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kristenlich, from Old High German kristānlīh. By surface analysis, Christ + -lich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]christlich (strong nominative masculine singular christlicher, comparative christlicher, superlative am christlichsten)
- (relational) Christian
- (informal) fair, acceptable, not too harsh or unusual
- 20 Euro Buße sind ja noch christlich. Letztes Mal musste ich das Dreifache zahlen.
- That 20-euro fine is okay after all. Last time I had too pay three times as much.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of christlich
Comparative forms of christlich
Superlative forms of christlich
Derived terms
[edit]- antichristlich
- Christlichkeit
- frühchristlich (“early Christian”)
- unchristlich
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “christlich” in Duden online
- “christlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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