English

Proper noun

Christianese

1. (informal, slang) The terms, catchphrases and theological jargon used by some Christians, commonly from Christian theology and influenced by popular translations of the Bible.
   • 2003, Helen Katharine Bond, Seth Daniel Kunin, Francesca Aran Murphy, Religious Studies and Theology: An Introduction

     Anthony answered, 'Talking Christianese is being the Church. Don't you think Church matters?'

   • 2007, Mike Minter, A Western Jesus: The Wayward Americanization of Christ and the Church

     Reasons for departure were simply expressed in "Christianese": "The Lord is leading us to fellowship elsewhere," "The Spirit is moving us on," and so on.

   • 2007, Dan C Gilliam, God Touches: Finding Faith in the Cracks and Spaces of Life

     I often ran them off with my self-righteous attitude or scared them away with Christianese language...

Synonyms

• Bible-speak

References

• 'Christianese', in Word Spy
• The Gospel According to the Simpsons by Mark I. Pinsky. Published by Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville. 2001.