anti-Christian

adjective

an·​ti-Chris·​tian ˌan-tē-ˈkris-chən How to pronounce anti-Christian (audio)
ˈkrish-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Christianity
anti-Christian beliefs
an anti-Christian bias
anti-Christianity
ˌan-tē-ˌkris-chē-ˈa-nə-tē How to pronounce anti-Christian (audio)
-ˌkrish-
-ˈcha-nə-
-ˌkris-tē-ˈa-
ˌan-tī-
noun
… evidence not of anti-Semitism but of anti-religion in general and anti-Christianity in particular. Gertrude Himmelfarb

Examples of anti-Christian in a Sentence

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Criticizing Israel is no more anti-Jewish than criticizing China is anti-Buddhist or the UK anti-Christian. Iman Jodeh, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 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 Since then, Trump signed an executive order on anti-Christian bias, which aims to protect Christians from religious discrimination. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025 Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs. Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025 Read Next National Does Trump’s anti-Christian bias executive order favor one religion? Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Christian was in 1587

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“Anti-Christian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Christian. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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