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Christless

American

[krahyst-lis] / ˈkraɪst lɪs /

adjective

being without the teachings or spirit of Christ; unchristian.

Etymology

Origin of Christless

First recorded in 1645–55; Christ + -less

Example Sentences

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But oh! dear brother, the most are Christless still.

From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Bonar, Andrew A.

For we are to consider that we were once in such a Christless state as those, but have now, through Christ, been converted, as St. Peter concludes and says: V. 25.

From The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained by Gillett, E. H. (Ezra Hall)

I know that there is plenty of entirely irreligious and Christless beneficence in the world.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Maclaren, Alexander

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