sinless

adjective

ˈsin-ləs How to pronounce sinless (audio)
Definition of sinlessnext
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 Fatima and Ali’s lineage is called the Imamate, with each individual imam recognized as a sinless spiritual leader. — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 The fact of elven immortality should also not create the impression of a sinless race. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinless
  1. innocent
  2. pure
Adjective
  • For example, everyone on the boat and probably innocent citizens in Dubrovnik can tell that Kat and Cooper are still an item.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy has not been convicted and remains innocent until proven guilty.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of innocent
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  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Bier recognizes the pure joy of seeing these women drinking margaritas again, resulting in a vivid and sweet celebration that gradually reframes aging as a process of gaining power rather than losing it.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pure

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“Sinless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinless. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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