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
  • Other officers helped the innocent driver walk to a nearby gas station.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
    — ByTony Atkins, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • Over time, no existing civilization has remained ethnically or culturally pure or set in the same borders.
    — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s nothing slavishly authentic here, but the recipes’ bones are pure Mexico.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pure

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“Sinless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinless. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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