unchristian
/ʌnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not in accord with Christian principles; without Christian spirit; unbefitting a Christian.
Example Sentences
- "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 […]"
- "Arius […] eventually died obscurely, reputedly as the result of an acute attack of dysentery in a latrine in Constantinople, which circumstance afforded his enemies some unchristian pleasure, and was eventually commemorated with exemplary lack of charity in the Orthodox liturgy."
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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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/
- British English: /ʌnˈkɹɪstʃən/