unchristianly

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adverb

In an unchristian way.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

unchristianly1

adverbunchristianly (comparative more unchristianly, superlative most unchristianly)

comparative more unchristianly · superlative most unchristianly · alternative un-Christianly

  1. In an unchristian way.

unchristianly2

adjectiveunchristianly (comparative more unchristianly, superlative most unchristianly)

comparative more unchristianly · superlative most unchristianly · alternative un-Christianly

  1. Unchristian.

    [I]f he perſiſt to be otherwiſe opinion’d, let him well adviſe, left thinking to gripe faſt the Goſpel, he be found in ſtead with the canon law in his fiſt: boiſtrous edicts tyrannizing the bleſſed ordinance of mariage into the quality of a moſt unnatural and unchriſtianly yoke, […]

    1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC, page 42

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot becoming to or like a Christian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unchristianly · adjective

From un- + Christianly.

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Translations

Finnish epäkristillisesti
  • epäkristillisestiin an unchristian manner
Polish niechrześcijańsko
  • niechrześcijańskoin an unchristian manner
Cite this entry
APA

unchristianly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchristianly

MLA

“unchristianly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchristianly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchristianly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchristianly.

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