Meanings
comparative more unchristian · superlative most unchristian · alternative un-Christian
- Not of the Christian faith.
- Not in accord with Christian principles; without Christian spirit; unbefitting a Christian.
I hope I may never again be in a state of mind so unchristian as the mental frame in which I lived for some weeks, respecting the memory of Master B. [His bell rang] two nights out of three, until I conceived the happy idea of twisting Master B.‘s neck […]
1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House1 more example
Arius […] eventually died obscurely, reputedly as the result of an acute attack of dysentery in a latrine in Constantinople, which circumstance afforded his enemies some unchristian pleasure, and was eventually commemorated with exemplary lack of charity in the Orthodox liturgy.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 215
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot of a Christian faith
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishuncristen“unchristian”
- Middle Englishuncristen
- Englishunchristian
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.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ei-kristillinen, epäkristillinen
- ei-kristillinennot of the Christian faith
- epäkristillinennot in accord with Christian principles
French inchrétien
- inchrétiennot of the Christian faith
Greek αντιχριστιανικός
- αντιχριστιανικός (antichristianikós)not in accord with Christian principles
Irish ainchríostúil, míchríostúil
- ainchríostúilnot of the Christian faith
- míchríostúilnot of the Christian faith
- neamhchríostúilnot of the Christian faith
Polish niechrześcijański, niechrześcijański
- niechrześcijańskinot of the Christian faith
- niechrześcijańskinot in accord with Christian principles
Romanian necreștin
- necreștinnot of the Christian faith
Tagalog dimakakristo, di-Kristiyano
- dimakakristonot of the Christian faith
- di-Kristiyanonot of the Christian faith
- dibinyaginnot of the Christian faith
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unchristian
All rhymes →Cite this entry
unchristian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchristian
“unchristian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchristian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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