Standard Lemma guide

non-Christian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌnɒnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/
  • UK: /ˌnɒnˈkɹɪstɪən/
  • General-American: /ˌnɑːnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/
  • rhymes with -ɪstʃən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not belonging to the Christianity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who is not a Christian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + Christian.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нехристия́нин (nehristijánin) — person who is not a Christian
  • Bulgarian: нехристия́нка (nehristijánka) — person who is not a Christian
  • Czech: nekřesťan — person who is not a Christian
  • Czech: nekřesťanka — person who is not a Christian
  • Dutch: niet-christen — person who is not a Christian
  • Estonian: mittekristlane — person who is not a Christian
  • German: Nichtchrist — person who is not a Christian
  • German: Nichtchristin — person who is not a Christian
  • Lithuanian: nekrikščiónis — person who is not a Christian
  • Lithuanian: nekrikščiónė — person who is not a Christian
  • Polish: niechrześcijanin — person who is not a Christian
  • Polish: niechrześcijanka — person who is not a Christian
  • Russian: нехристиани́н (nexristianín) — person who is not a Christian
  • Russian: нехристиа́нка (nexristiánka) — person who is not a Christian
  • Slovak: nekresťan — person who is not a Christian
  • Slovak: nekresťanka — person who is not a Christian
  • Ukrainian: нехристия́нин (nexrystyjányn) — person who is not a Christian
  • Ukrainian: нехристия́нка (nexrystyjánka) — person who is not a Christian