christless

1 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

3 6.8

Not accepting the idea of God or other religious ideas

applies specifically to absence of belief or connection to that religion

unchristian

vschristless

1 7.1

Not relating to the religion that follows the teachings of Jesus

refers specifically to absence of belief or connection to that religion

nonchristian

vschristless

1 6.1

Not part of the Christian religion

is about lacking connection or acknowledgement of that religion

nonbelieving

vschristless

1 5.2

Not believing in religious ideas or practices

focuses on not accepting that particular religion or its beliefs

Antonyms

Christian

746 1.0

A person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows his teachings

How Christian

devout

53 5.7

pious

33 6.3

Christian

869 1.4

christless

Archaic

1 9.9

unbelieving

3 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.