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Christless

[krahyst-lis]

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adjective

being without the teachings or spirit of Christ; unchristian.

Origin of Christless

First recorded in 1645–55; Christ + -less

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for christless

Historical Examples of christless

The Christless heart is like the troubled sea that cannot rest.
Expositions of Holy Scripture
Alexander Maclaren
Surely, not to the high places of this Godless, Christless world.
Notes on the Book of Leviticus
C. H. Mackintosh
Yet fire is the portion to which the Christless and unbelieving will come.
Practical Religion
John Charles Ryle
The only prayers which Masonry does authorize, and can consistently authorize, are Christless--infidel prayers and services.
Secret Societies
David MacDill, Jonathan Blanchard, and Edward Beecher
I sought for comfort in a Godless and Christless philosophy, but sought in vain.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again
Joseph Barker

Word Origin and History for christless

Christless

adj.

1650s, from Christ + -less.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper