un-Christianly

comparative more un-Christianly · superlative most un-Christianly

1. alternativeAlternative form of unchristianly.

   Unſavory and rotten, impertinent and ſilly, G. F. fallaciouſly, moſt un-Chriſtianly and impiouſly, &c.

   1678, George Fox, John Burnyeat, “A Catalogue of R[oger] W[illiams]’s Envious, Malitious, Scornful Railing Stuff, False Accusations and Blasphemies, […]”, in A New-England-Fire-Brand Quenched. […], 2nd part, London, →OCLC, page 219

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   A struggle for the remote control turned most un-Christianly violent and Mr Makoeya’s wife and children ended up beating him to death.

   2013, David Southwell, “Turn the Other Cheek but Not the Channel”, in 1001 More Ridiculous Ways to Die […], London: Prion, →ISBN, page 159

   With the queen revealed as a menstruating Moon-woman, and with her private life exposed to such blatant public scrutiny, few good Christians could fail to notice how un-Christianly childless she was in a world where woman is to be “saved by her childbearing.”

   2015 December 10, I. K. Fleming, “The Maimed King”, in The Rise and Fall of Paradise, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 237

comparative more un-Christianly · superlative most un-Christianly

1. alternativeAlternative form of unchristianly.

   The stylistic text makes slanderous charges against her, alleging much un-Christianly behavior.

   2017 July 17, Scott Johnson, “Istanbul”, in Heartstrings in B-flat Minor, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 158

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   All my interest here was at stake last night for furnishing the person I sent over with 10l., for under that he would not go, alleging the danger of their un-Christianly imprisonment, and the uncertainty of the place of their rendezvous, for I ordered him to find them wherever they are, if on their own coasts.

   1897 [1672 May 5 (Gregorian calendar)], “S.P. Dom., Car. II. 306, No. 84”, in F[rancis] H[enry] Blackburne Daniell, editor, Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, December 1671 to May 17th 1672. […], London: […] [F]or Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, […], →OCLC, page 377

   “[…] But to apply, as is often done, the permissive ‘let him depart’ also to such marriages as are Christian on both sides—the one departing being an un-Christianly-minded Christian—is exegetically inadmissible, seeing that ‘the rest’ who are here spoken of constitute the specific category of mixed marriages” (Meyer).

   1897, Henry E[yster] Jacobs, George Frederick Spieker, Carl A[aron] Swensson, Annotations on the Epistles of Paul to I. Corinthians VII.–XVI., II. Corinthians and Galatians (The Lutheran Commentary […]; VIII), New York, N.Y.: The Christian Literature Co., →OCLC, I. Corinthians 7:15, page 12

   I found out to my sorrow what his administration meant a year ago, and also the un-Christianly spirit of the controlling faction in the conference.

   1905 November 26, W. W. Wadsworth, quotee, “Dr. W. W. Wadsworth Likens Himself to Joseph and the Accusing Woman to Potiphar’s Wife […]”, in Clark Howell, editor, The Atlanta Constitution, volume XXXVIII, number 164, Atlanta, Ga.: Constitution Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, section D, page 2, column 2

   We did not take an active part in the convention over the charter, but most of our members sat quietly by and watched with eagerness and earnestness the unparliamentary, the un-Christianly, the unreasonable and the unmanly attacks that were attempted upon the brethren of the convention.

   1916, National Baptist Publishing Board, meeting of the National Baptist Convention of America, Unincorporated; quoted in Bobby L. Lovett, “The NBPB and the National Baptist Convention, 1906-1915”, in A Black Man’s Dream: The First 100 Years: Richard Henry Boyd and the National Baptist Publishing Board, [Jacksonville, Fla.?]: Mega Corporation, 1993, →ISBN, page 111

   “[…] He’s told me you are a Christian, and you even read your Bible on a regular basis. I see it, right over there.” / His expression became serious. “I am . . . and I do. But I don’t see how that should concern you. Have I acted in an un-Christianly manner somehow?” / “No, sir. You have been a remarkable demonstration of Christian care and service to us the entire time.”

   2011, Dan Walsh, chapter 24, in The Deepest Waters: A Novel, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, pages 124–125