unchristian
2
7.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkrɪs.tʃən/
:
inhumano
- The decision to punish the innocent was unchristian and did not reflect true kindness.
The second thing I would say is that I think it's, it's almost unchristian to be to despair.
- The second thing I would say is that I think it's, it's almost unchristian to be to despair.
Examples
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That's an extremely unchristian position Mr. Romney has carved out.
Blog text (17) -
I would think that would be unchristian behavior, but yet they are our leaders.
Blog text (1) -
A very sad and unchristian thing just happened.
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I am full of unchristian feelings.
Fiction book (1995) -
To say that anyone deserves this type of tragedy is not only unchristian, in my opinion, but also inhuman.
Blog text (22) -
This is so unchristian!
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Even though they commit acts... which, calmly viewed afterwards... could only be seen... as unchristian and brutal.
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If evangelism is all that matters, there is something unchristian in preoccupying oneself with worldly concerns or in focusing on one's material circumstances.
Academic text (1996) -
The Igbo fight with other villages, kill each other, and ritualize brutality in a way that is most definitely unchristian and illiberal.
Academic text (1999) -
Further, the punishments were "cruel, barbaric, inhuman, and unchristian" because they departed from precedent in the direction of greater severity.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
22
1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
21
7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
5
7.6
Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong
Does not act in the kind, forgiving way Christians teach
Antonyms
How Christian
3
6.7
207
2.8
151
3.7
534
1.0
2
7.2
5
6.7
18
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unchristian can also describe behaviour that is not kind or caring. It is made of un- 'not' and Christian, from Christ, the name for Jesus, so calling an action 'unchristian' says it is 'not showing Christian kindness'.