christhood · noun — the condition of being the Christ or Messiah. It carries an Arena rating of 1254, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “christhood” is a great word
The condition, state, or quality of being the Christ or Messiah. From *Christ* (title for the Messiah) + *-hood* (suffix forming nouns denoting state or condition); first attested in the late 1500s. Unlike "Christianity," which denotes the sprawling religion founded on his teachings, or "Messiahship," which focuses on the office and its duties, Christhood is the immanent, ontological essence of being the Anointed One. It is the solitude in the garden of Gethsemane, the tactile certainty of a healed leper's skin, and the oppressive, intimate weight of a crown of thorns—the profound, solitary gravity of a unique identity that cleaves history in two.
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Etymology
From Christ + -hood.
noun
- The condition of being the Christ or Messiah.
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