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Unchristian

[uhn-kris-chuhn] Origin

un·chris·tian

[uhn-kris-chuhn]
adjective
1.
not conforming to Christian teaching or principles: unchristian selfishness.
2.
not Christian.
3.
Informal. unsuitable for Christians; uncivilized; objectionable: She declared she would not pay such an unchristian amount of money for a hotel room.

Origin:
1545–55; un-1 + Christian

un·chris·tian·ly, adverb
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Unchristian is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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unchristian (ʌnˈkrɪstʃən)
 
adj
1.  not in accordance with the principles or ethics of Christianity
2.  non-Christian or pagan
 
un'christianly
 
adv

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unchristian
1555, "not professing Christianity" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + Christian. Meaning "at variance with Christian principles" (of actions) is recorded from 1581.
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