adj
Meaning 1
Not of the Christian faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unchristian
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ʌnˈkɹɪstʃən/
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UK: /ʌnˈkɹɪstɪən/
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General-American: /ʌnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/
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rhymes with -ɪstʃən
adj
Meaning 2
Not in accord with Christian principles; without Christian spirit; unbefitting a Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not of a Christian faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: christian
History
Etymology
Alternation (due to Christian) of Middle English uncristen, uncristene, from Old English uncristen (“unchristian”), equivalent to un- + Christian. Compare West Frisian onkristen, Dutch onkristen (obsolete Dutch onchristen), Danish ukristen, Swedish okristen, Icelandic ókristinn.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ei-kristillinen — not of the Christian faith
- French: inchrétien — not of the Christian faith
- Irish: ainchríostúil — not of the Christian faith
- Irish: míchríostúil — not of the Christian faith
- Irish: neamhchríostúil — not of the Christian faith
- Polish: niechrześcijański — not of the Christian faith
- Romanian: necreștin — not of the Christian faith
- Tagalog: dimakakristo — not of the Christian faith
- Tagalog: di-Kristiyano — not of the Christian faith
- Tagalog: dibinyagin — not of the Christian faith
- Finnish: epäkristillinen — not in accord with Christian principles
- Greek: αντιχριστιανικός (antichristianikós) — not in accord with Christian principles
- Polish: niechrześcijański — not in accord with Christian principles