un|chris|tian

un|chris|tian
un|chris|tian «uhn KRIHS chuhn», adjective.
1. not Christian; heathen; pagan.
2. unworthy of Christians; at variance with Christian principles: »

a demand…that war might be declared unchristian (John R. Green).

3. Informal. such as any civilized person would object to; barbarous: »

to rout someone out of bed at a most unchristian hour.


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