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unchristianly

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un⋅chris⋅tian

  [uhn-kris-chuhn]
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–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

Related forms:
un⋅chris⋅tian⋅ly, adverb
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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