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un-Christian

un-Christian is the alternative spelling of unchristian.

Meaning of unchristian

Adjective

unchristian (comparative more unchristian, superlative most unchristian)

  1. Not of the Christian faith.
  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 […]1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House

Forms of un-Christian

comparativemore un-Christian
superlativemost un-Christian

Origin of un-Christian

From un- + Christian.

Words formed from un-Christian

Questions about un-Christian

What is un-Christian the alternative spelling of?
Un-Christian is the alternative spelling of unchristian.

Words near un-Christian in the dictionary

  1. un-briny
  2. un-broke
  3. un-broken
  4. un-Canadian
  5. un-challenged
  6. un-Christian
  7. un-Christian-like
  8. un-Christianly
  9. un-Christmassy
  10. un-circed
  11. un-co-ordinatedly

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