unconverted
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˌʌnkənˈvɜrtɪd/
:
no convertido
- You don't need me to remind you that unconverted Jews are still in sin and rebellion against their Messiah.
Examples
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Those American signs, in contrast, are reaching out to the unconverted and the stray.
Academic text (2001) -
As soon as his passion subsided, Thomas rose up and began to tell all the unconverted he met what God had done for him, and to exhort them to go and seek the Lord; for He would have mercy upon them.
Academic text (1994) -
By all accounts, Jesus let this man walk away unconverted.
Blog text (32) -
Unconverted men walk over the pit of Hell on a rotten covering.
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The unconverted will always find the idea of taking responsibility for another's rights irritating.
Academic text (2002) -
The responsibility for preaching the Gospel and persuading the hearts and minds of the unconverted is with the church.
Blog text (27) -
Such revivalists take it for granted that children grow up unconverted and in need of the drama of a revival experience in order to enter the Christian fold.
Blog text (26) -
Around this time, Hawley penned a lengthy private meditation on the dangers of living in an "unconverted state."
Academic text (2005) -
The apostle Paul confessed that he had great heaviness and continual sorrow in his heart for his unconverted Jewish brothers.
Blog text (32) -
The preacher spoke passionately to the unconverted audience, urging them to consider his message.
Synonyms
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5.8
In its original state and not changed by people
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6.3
Not convinced by someone's reasons or arguments
Not changed from its original form or state
Still holding old moral or religious beliefs
Antonyms
How Converted
Surface Forms
Morphology
unconverted = converted (transparent) = un + convert + ed
Standard negation prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'converted' yields 'not converted', a directly derivable meaning for learners.
Etymology
Unconverted combines un- meaning 'not' and convert meaning 'to change' or 'turn into something else', so a helpful way to remember it is as 'not changed'. That's why unconverted describes something or someone that has not been changed, adapted, or persuaded into a new form or belief.