• Christianese

    Origin

    Christian + -ese

    Full definition of Christianese

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    Christianese

    (plural Christianeses)
    1. (informal, slang) The terms, catchphrases and theological jargon used by some Christians, commonly from Christian theology and influenced by popular translations of the Bible.
      • 2003, Helen Katharine Bond, Seth Daniel Kunin, Francesca Aran Murphy, Religious Studies and Theology: An IntroductionAnthony answered, 'Talking Christianese is being the Church. Don't you think Church matters?'
      • 2007, Mike Minter, A Western Jesus: The Wayward Americanization of Christ and the ChurchReasons for departure were simply expressed in "Christianese": "The Lord is leading us to fellowship elsewhere," "The Spirit is moving us on," and so on.
      • 2007, Dan C Gilliam, God Touches: Finding Faith in the Cracks and Spaces of LifeI often ran them off with my self-righteous attitude or scared them away with Christianese language...

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