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
In order to receive atonement for sins, most Christians believe that God was manifest in the flesh in Jesus Christ and shed his sinless blood as a propitiation for their sins (Romans 3:25).
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Peter Cordi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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
God looks upon us and sees His perfect, sinless Son.
—
The Rev. Bill Thomas,
baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll,
13 Sep. 2019
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
In order to receive atonement for sins, most Christians believe that God was manifest in the flesh in Jesus Christ and shed his sinless blood as a propitiation for their sins (Romans 3:25).
—
Peter Cordi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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
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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Authorities say a suspect who was eight months pregnant crashed her car into a Sturbridge, Massachusetts hotel early Thursday morning and then started shooting, critically injuring an innocent bystander at the hotel before turning the gun on herself.
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The deaths of innocent Americans, and misleading the public on the rationale for their deaths, played a role in her departure.
Adjective
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Couples who stay close over the long haul rarely run on pure self-sacrifice.
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What ensued was 90 minutes of pure sound.
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“Sinless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinless. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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