unchristian
pronunciation
How to pronounce unchristian in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈkrɪstʃən]
How to pronounce unchristian in American English:
US [ʌnˈkrɪstʃən]
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- Adjective:
- not of a Christian faith
Word Origin
- unchristian (adj.)
- 1550s, "not professing Christianity" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + Christian (adj.). Meaning "at variance with Christian principles" (of actions) is recorded from 1580s.
Example
- 1. We quarrelled with unchristian ferocity .
- 2. It was unchristian of him to refuse to help .
- 3. With an unchristian price , it is worth a good house or a nice car .
- 4. I was rebuffed and I spent a grim and tragic christmas eve in those most unchristian surroundings .
- 5. Alongside the political arguments about inequality , wall street corruption and the failures of george w bush , moore argues that capitalism is also fundamentally unchristian .