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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No longer is anti-Christian, anti-family bias plaguing our government. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Read Next National Does Trump’s anti-Christian bias executive order favor one religion? Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 His goal has not been met of finding $1 trillion in federal savings from waste, fraud and abuse. Veterans Affairs Department: A new internal task force at the mammoth department wants employees to report anti-Christian bias among coworkers going back to the Biden administration. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 The politician either voiced concern about anti-Christian bias, anti-white bias, religious freedom or the economy. Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025 Yet the previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians, while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 In a perhaps unusual coincidence, reports of anti-Christian or other religious bias are to be reported to Olowski’s wife, Heather, who is the head of the State Department’s office of civil rights. Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Schriver called the Supreme Court’s ruling anti-Christian and anti-family. Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Feb. 2025 Nothing about secular culture forced them to embrace the likes of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, which are profoundly anti-Christian in their behavior and their teachings. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 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 7 May. 2025.

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