christless

9.9

Not believing in Jesus or following the religion about him

adjective

Archaic

: sin Cristo

I was saved in 1975 watching Billy Graham on television after having lived a wicked and Christless life.

Examples

This is a Christless, godless country, and the people have turned into monsters.

Blog text (4)
After years of living in a Christless society, he finally found faith and hope.
Many people feel lost and empty in a Christless world, searching for meaning.
The novel explores the struggles of individuals facing a Christless existence in contemporary life.

Synonyms

unbelieving

vschristless

1 6.8

Not accepting the idea of God or other religious ideas

applies specifically to absence of belief or connection to that religion

nonchristian

vschristless

6.1

Not part of the Christian religion

is about lacking connection or acknowledgement of that religion

unchristian

vschristless

7.1

Not relating to the religion that follows the teachings of Jesus

refers specifically to absence of belief or connection to that religion

nonbelieving

vschristless

5.2

Not believing in religious ideas or practices

focuses on not accepting that particular religion or its beliefs

Antonyms

Christian

1.0

A person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows his teachings

How Christian

devout

55 5.7

pious

37 6.3

Christian

697 1.4

christless

Archaic

9.9

unbelieving

1 6.8

Surface Forms

christless positive

Morphology

christless = Christ (transparent) = Christ + less

Formed by the proper name 'Christ' plus productive adjective-forming suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Christless comes from Christ, the name for Jesus, and the ending -less, which means 'without', as in the word homeless. So christless means 'without Christ' or 'without Christianity', which is why it describes people or places not connected to the Christian faith.