as in innocent
free from sin
the belief that limbo is the place where sinless but unbaptized souls abide until Judgment Day
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Recent Examples of sinless
The fact of elven immortality should also not create the impression of a sinless race.
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Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
People started seeing children as pure, as these like blank slates that are sinless, that are innocent, that are like the pinnacle of virtue.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 11 June 2021
God looks upon us and sees His perfect, sinless Son.
—The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Sep. 2019
Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
People started seeing children as pure, as these like blank slates that are sinless, that are innocent, that are like the pinnacle of virtue.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 11 June 2021
God looks upon us and sees His perfect, sinless Son.
—The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinless
Adjective
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Starring Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey, the film puts a deadly twist on an innocent game.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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After reviewing those court records, anyone with an ounce of humanity would come away furious at the criminal cover-up perpetrated against innocent young children by priests.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But pure biodiesel isn’t typically used to fuel engines; instead, it’s added as a blend, mixed in with traditional diesel made from petroleum.—
Molly Duerig,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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While Bosa has an array of pass rush moves, at this point Williams is pure power and an edge setter and only beginning to refine his abilities as an edge rusher.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Sinless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinless. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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