non-Christian

noun

non-Chris·​tian ˌnän-ˈkris-chən 

-ˈkrish-

: a person who is not a Christian

the beliefs of non-Christians

non-Christian adjective

a non-Christian background

non-Christian faiths

Examples of non-Christian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The list does not include translations used by Catholics or sacred texts from non-Jewish and non-Christian faiths. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

About a third of adults in Texas identify as non-Christian, according to Pew Research Center surveys from 2023-2024. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

There were, of course, non-Christian sources of human dignity that predated Christianity—Judaism is the most obvious and shining example; Stoicism another—but Christianity added immeasurably to them. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Meir Soloveichik was the only non-Christian religious leader listed on the program. — Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Christian

• unchristian
• christian