unchristian

[ uhn-kris-chuhn ]

adjective

1. not conforming to Christian teaching or principles:

   unchristian selfishness.

2. not Christian.
3. Informal. unsuitable for Christians; Christian; uncivilized; objectionable:

   She declared she would not pay such an unchristian amount of money for a hotel room.

unchristian

/ ʌnˈkrɪstʃən /

adjective

1. not in accordance with the principles or ethics of Christianity
2. non-Christian or pagan

Derived Forms

• unˈchristianly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·christian·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unchristian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; un- ¹ + Christian

Example Sentences

Arguing that slavery is unchristian and cruel, it becomes the most widely distributed antislavery work before the Revolution.

From Literature

Commenting on the suggestion that the suspect in Thursday's attacks also identifies as a Christian, Henri said it was "profoundly unchristian to attack the vulnerable".

From BBC

The lawmakers — many of them proud churchgoers — considered such loans to be both unchristian and unfair, according to Chuck Hufstetler, a Republican state senator who has voted for more regulation for title lenders.

From Salon

It is, in the simplest form, unchristian and uncharitable.

From Seattle Times

Not that St. John harboured a spirit of unchristian vindictiveness—not that he would have injured a hair of my head, if it had been fully in his power to do so.

From Literature