sinless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sinless
before 900; Middle English sinles, Old English synlēas. See sin 1, -less
Example Sentences
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Catholics believe Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ was born sinless.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
"Christians remember the suffering of their sinless savior who sacrificed his life with an inspiring unselfishness," he said.
From Fox News • Mar. 27, 2022
Not sinless, Pedro partakes not with bullets, but something even more powerful in its endurance: the images his lens extracts from orchestrated tableaux vivants.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2021
He is grey-haired but boyish, still, with big, sinless blue eyes.
From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2017
Sighing, she resigned herself to a sinless life.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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