Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-christian

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: pre-chris-tian
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"pre-Christian and pre-Abrahamic traditions"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Christian English pre-Christian From pre- + Christian.

Inflected Forms

pre-Christians (plural)

Phrases

pre-Abrahamic

Frequently Paired Words

pre-Abrahamic

Questions

What does pre-christian mean?: Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe.
Where does pre-christian come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Christian English pre-Christian From pre- + Christian.

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