Timeline for What's an eponymous adjective that is an antonym of Machiavellian?
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| May 31, 2017 at 12:13 | comment | added | gmatht | A good example but strongly tied to a particular religion. Christlike seems slightly better in that it is not the name of a religion (though calling someone Christlike would be very strong statement). | |
| May 31, 2017 at 5:12 | comment | added | jamesqf | @bruised reed: No, what I'm saying is that to part of a general audience, using the adjective "Christian" is likely to convey a different meaning than intended. | |
| May 30, 2017 at 19:37 | comment | added | Casey | @jamesqf If someone found a text where Machiavelli wrote that actually you should love kittens and be kind to your neighbor it wouldn't really change the definition of "Machiavellian." So the objection seems rather beside the point. | |
| May 30, 2017 at 19:29 | comment | added | bruised reed | @jamesqf What is an "actual" Christian? Are you saying that these definitions are invalid and only your definition of the word is the right one? | |
| May 30, 2017 at 17:21 | comment | added | jamesqf | But this is in serious conflict with the actions of a large number of actual Christians. See e.g. Westboro Baptist Church: godhatesfags.com (And don't blame ME for the offensive URL!) | |
| May 30, 2017 at 16:39 | comment | added | bruised reed | I see after the fact that someone made this suggestion in a comment above. | |
| May 30, 2017 at 16:36 | history | answered | bruised reed | CC BY-SA 3.0 |