Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being the time before the beginning of the Christian era.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being the time in the history of a people or region before its conversion to Christianity or the beginning of Christian influence on it.
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- adjective Pertaining to the time before the arrival of
Christianity , particularly in Western Europe.
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, Jenkins said demands for reburial were now coming from minority groups in Britain, including pagans and druids, while Manchester consulted the group Honouring the Ancient Dead, which campaigns for reburial of pre-Christian British remains, before removing the Worsley Man head.
Museums avoid displaying human remains 'out of respect' Maev Kennedy 2010
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Here classical motifs and details mix freely with medieval ones in plain ink and wash, which were considered appropriate for pre-Christian themes.
Pen and Parchment 2009
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To make this credible, the pre-Christian date for Kural has been replaced by more recent dates.
Rajiv Malhotra: How Evangelists Invented 'Dravidian Christianity' Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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Fujiwara's fictional art-market foundation is pointedly pre-Christian; he wants, he suggests, to reference a period before art was required to be "transcendental" or "moral" and link it to its strictly "commercialised" roots.
Frieze art fair 2010 – review Tim Adams 2010
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To make this credible, the pre-Christian date for Kural has been replaced by more recent dates.
Rajiv Malhotra: How Evangelists Invented 'Dravidian Christianity' Rajiv Malhotra 2011
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I personally find the early and pre-Christian era of history to be a fascinating one.
Amazing Thread v.2.0 2009
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"Take away the saints and our beliefs about the dignity and destiny of human beings and the only thing left is pre-Christian superstition regarding the dead," author Page McKean Zyromski wrote in an article for Catholic Update magazine.
On Halloween Sunday, Some Opt For All Saints' Parties Josh Fleet 2010
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"Take away the saints and our beliefs about the dignity and destiny of human beings and the only thing left is pre-Christian superstition regarding the dead," author Page McKean Zyromski wrote in an article for Catholic Update magazine.
On Halloween Sunday, Some Opt For All Saints' Parties Josh Fleet 2010
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I personally find the early and pre-Christian era of history to be a fascinating one.
Amazing Thread v.2.0 2009
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Each region, no matter how inaccessible, possesses its own "biography" of streams, pre-Christian earth mounds, coach stations and lay-bys.
Map of a Nation by Rachel Hewitt – review Ian Thomson 2010
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