Unchristian

//ʌnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not of the Christian faith.
  2. 2
    Not in accord with Christian principles; without Christian spirit; unbefitting a Christian.

    "I hope I may never again be in a state of mind so unchristian as the mental frame in which I lived for some weeks, respecting the memory of Master B. [His bell rang] two nights out of three, until I conceived the happy idea of twisting Master B.‘s neck […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not of a Christian faith wordnet

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"I hope I may never again be in a state of mind so unchristian as the mental frame in which I lived for some weeks, respecting the memory of Master B. [His bell rang] two nights out of three, until I conceived the happy idea of twisting Master B.‘s neck […]"

Etymology

Alternation (due to Christian) of Middle English uncristen, uncristene, from Old English uncristen (“unchristian”), equivalent to un- + Christian. Compare West Frisian onkristen, Dutch onkristen (obsolete Dutch onchristen), Danish ukristen, Swedish okristen, Icelandic ókristinn.

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