anti-Christian
adjective
an·ti-Chris·tian
ˌan-tē-ˈkris-chən 
ˈkrish-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
anti-Christian beliefs
an anti-Christian bias
anti-Christianity
noun
… evidence not of anti-Semitism but of anti-religion in general and anti-Christianity in particular.
—
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Examples of anti-Christian in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But some church authorities and monitoring groups have lamented a recent increase in anti-Christian sentiment and harassment.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The deranged anti-Trump and anti-Christian gunman never made it into the ballroom and was stopped by security, but for several tense seconds, no one inside knew that.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In separate television interviews, Trump referenced the suspect's writings and stated, without specific evidence, that he was motivated by religious, anti-Christian hatred.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
White House officials tell our CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs that authorities have found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect's social media accounts.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The attack follows weeks of escalating rhetoric from Trump, who has portrayed violence in Nigeria as driven by anti-Christian persecution.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
These details caught the attention of several right-wing journalists and eventually a GOP congressman, who claimed that the course was anti-Christian and pro-Communist.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
According to the group Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were documented in 2023, including nearly 1,000 in France, or 41 percent of the total in Europe.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
To focus the task force on anti-Christian bias deepens the misconception that aggression against Christians is rampant in the country, says Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The deranged anti-Trump and anti-Christian gunman never made it into the ballroom and was stopped by security, but for several tense seconds, no one inside knew that.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In separate television interviews, Trump referenced the suspect's writings and stated, without specific evidence, that he was motivated by religious, anti-Christian hatred.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
White House officials tell our CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs that authorities have found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect's social media accounts.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The attack follows weeks of escalating rhetoric from Trump, who has portrayed violence in Nigeria as driven by anti-Christian persecution.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
These details caught the attention of several right-wing journalists and eventually a GOP congressman, who claimed that the course was anti-Christian and pro-Communist.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
According to the group Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes were documented in 2023, including nearly 1,000 in France, or 41 percent of the total in Europe.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
To focus the task force on anti-Christian bias deepens the misconception that aggression against Christians is rampant in the country, says Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Anti-Christian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Christian. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
