adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who is not yet a Christian, regarded as a potential convert.

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe. not-comparable

   "pre-Christian and pre-Abrahamic traditions"

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to or being the time before the beginning of the Christian era wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ante bellumantediluvianprelapsarianprewar

Example

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"pre-Christian and pre-Abrahamic traditions"

Etymology

From pre- + Christian.

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