unsaved
2
9.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈseɪvd/
- The book is not for the unsaved; it is for the saved.
- unsaved soul
Examples
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Punishment was promised not only to the "unsaved," but to those whose God did not closely resemble our Christian God as well.
Fiction book (1994) -
I pray when I'm looking for a job and pray for the unsaved daily.
Blog text (1) -
The 'board in the eye' could really be an unsaved religious person who thinks he is a Christian judging someone who is a Christian.
Blog text (22) -
Yes, grateful: I could have come to the end of my life unsaved, still screaming in the dark, afraid.
Fiction book (1999) -
Both Chad and April were very blessed by how concerned she was over the unsaved state of her family.
Fiction book (1991) -
Start praying; pray for Israel, pray for America, pray for your unsaved loved ones; just pray and fast.
Blog text (34) -
The carnival beyond the open windows served to remind the holy of their debt to Methodism, and the unsaved of their need for salvation.
Academic text (1994) -
Following God would mean they would need to forsake sin, but the unsaved don't want that.
Blog text (16) -
Determined fundamentalist proselytizers view the schools as a "mission field" brimming with the "unsaved."
Academic text (2010) -
Many believe that the unsaved will face judgment after death.
Synonyms
275
5.3
With no hope of being saved or helped
220
4.9
Certain to have a bad end, like failure or destruction
1
9.2
Not saved from sin and in danger of being punished forever
1
9.6
Not forgiven and still feeling guilty
1
9.9
A person who dies without having their sins forgiven
Antonyms
How Saved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsaved is made of un- meaning 'not' and saved, from save which means 'to keep safe' or 'to rescue'. So in a religious sense unsaved describes someone not 'rescued' by faith and still in spiritual danger.