sinless

[ sin-lis ]

adjective

1. free from or without sin.

sinless

/ ˈsɪnlɪs /

adjective

1. free from sin or guilt; innocent; pure

Derived Forms

• ˈsinlessness, noun
• ˈsinlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• sinless·ly adverb
• sinless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinless¹

before 900; Middle English sinles, Old English synlēas. See sin ¹, -less

Example Sentences

Catholics believe Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ was born sinless.

From BBC

“It’s knowing that you repented and accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ that sets men free. You sent your sinless son of man on Calvary to die for me!”

From Washington Post

“The idea is that, as the Body of Christ, the church itself is sinless,” he said via email.

From Washington Times

"Christians remember the suffering of their sinless savior who sacrificed his life with an inspiring unselfishness," he said.

From Fox News

If I could humble myself enough to take Jesus into my heart, to die to this world and be reborn as a pure, sinless ray of light, the resurrected me would be a gossamer membrane illuminated like a lantern whose radiance is uneclipsed by an immolated moth carcass.

From New York Times