crucicentric

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin crux, cruc- +‎ -i- +‎ -centric.

Adjective[edit]

crucicentric (comparative more crucicentric, superlative most crucicentric)

  1. Focused on Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection as the core concept.
    • 1991, James M. Gordon, Evangelical Spirituality, SPCK, →ISBN, page 26:
      The love of God is crucicentric. The cross reveals the nature, extent and purpose of divine love as it encounters human sin.
    • 1993, David Bebbington, “Revival and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century England”, in Edith L. Blumhofer, Randall Balmer, editors, Modern Christian Revivals, Urbana, Ill., Chicago, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 21:
      The Puritans of the seventeenth century had been conversionist, crucicentric, and biblicist, but rarely had they devoted themselves to spreading the gospel where it was not yet known.
    • 1995, Nigel Scotland, “Claphamite Pastor and Prelate”, in John Bird Sumner: Evangelical Archbishop, Gracewing, →ISBN, pages 103–104:
      As with all evangelicals, Sumner’s preaching was crucicentric. Like Simeon he proclaimed the message of Christ and him crucified.