Is there a word for “one who has never sinned”?
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Is there a word for "one who has never sinned"?
I can think of "innocent" of course, which means "free from sin or blame" except that it doesn't include the emphasis on not having sinned ever in the past.
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asked Mar 3 '12 at 1:57
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Is there a word for "one who has never sinned"?
I can think of "innocent" of course, which means "free from sin or blame" except that it doesn't include the emphasis on not having sinned ever in the past.
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The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
@RonMaimon The opposite ofsinfulisןnɟuᴉs😈 — or perhapssinempty. 😇
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
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@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15
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Is there a word for "one who has never sinned"?
I can think of "innocent" of course, which means "free from sin or blame" except that it doesn't include the emphasis on not having sinned ever in the past.
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asked Mar 3 '12 at 1:57
ShivadasShivadas
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Is there a word for "one who has never sinned"?
I can think of "innocent" of course, which means "free from sin or blame" except that it doesn't include the emphasis on not having sinned ever in the past.
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The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
@RonMaimon The opposite ofsinfulisןnɟuᴉs😈 — or perhapssinempty. 😇
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
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@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15
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The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
@RonMaimon The opposite ofsinfulisןnɟuᴉs😈 — or perhapssinempty. 😇
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
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@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15
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The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
@RonMaimon The opposite of
sinful is ןnɟuᴉs 😈 — or perhaps sinempty. 😇– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
@RonMaimon The opposite of
sinful is ןnɟuᴉs 😈 — or perhaps sinempty. 😇– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
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@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15
@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15
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That word is immaculate, as in immaculate conception. Per the OED, it means
Free from spot or stain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled. In fig. senses.
answered Mar 3 '12 at 2:06
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Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
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Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
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@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
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Such a person is called Masoom in Hindi(not sure), urdu and arabic and persian. Such persons existed and some exist. They dont sin, big or small. Their life as clean as the life of an infant.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
– Glorfindel
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That word is immaculate, as in immaculate conception. Per the OED, it means
Free from spot or stain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled. In fig. senses.
answered Mar 3 '12 at 2:06
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Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
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Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
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@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
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That word is immaculate, as in immaculate conception. Per the OED, it means
Free from spot or stain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled. In fig. senses.
answered Mar 3 '12 at 2:06
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Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
1
Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
2
@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
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That word is immaculate, as in immaculate conception. Per the OED, it means
Free from spot or stain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled. In fig. senses.
answered Mar 3 '12 at 2:06
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That word is immaculate, as in immaculate conception. Per the OED, it means
Free from spot or stain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled. In fig. senses.
answered Mar 3 '12 at 2:06
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Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
1
Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
2
@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
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show 1 more comment
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Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
1
Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
2
@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
1
1
Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
Could impeccable work as well? They both appear as synonyms to the simple word "sinless". What is the difference? Can I say: "the sincerely repented enjoy the purity of the immaculate [i.e. one who has never sinned]"?
– Shivadas
Mar 3 '12 at 2:19
1
1
Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
Per M-W yes impeccable can mean 'not capable of sinning or liable to sin' but it's more commonly used with the second meaning - flawless, without religious connotations.
– Lynn
Mar 3 '12 at 2:24
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
@tchrist I thought there is a Christian name for such a person, isnt there? That, having come from Greek or Latin could have been used, right?
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 13:43
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2
@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@Shivadas The orginal Latin sense of impeccable is no longer the most common one. Then again, the same can be said of immaculate. In modern parlance, these words are used without their religious senses, because the whole sin thing as “a transgression against God’s will” is not exactly prevalent in today’s Zeitgeist, so it will be given a secular interpretation.
– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:25
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
@tchrist +1, agreed.
– karthik
Mar 3 '12 at 18:37
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Such a person is called Masoom in Hindi(not sure), urdu and arabic and persian. Such persons existed and some exist. They dont sin, big or small. Their life as clean as the life of an infant.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
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Such a person is called Masoom in Hindi(not sure), urdu and arabic and persian. Such persons existed and some exist. They dont sin, big or small. Their life as clean as the life of an infant.
answered Apr 2 at 4:22
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
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Such a person is called Masoom in Hindi(not sure), urdu and arabic and persian. Such persons existed and some exist. They dont sin, big or small. Their life as clean as the life of an infant.
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Such a person is called Masoom in Hindi(not sure), urdu and arabic and persian. Such persons existed and some exist. They dont sin, big or small. Their life as clean as the life of an infant.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
– Glorfindel
Apr 2 at 5:14
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. Your answer has been "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content." Also, it does not address the Q., which requires an English word as an answer.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
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Apr 2 at 5:14
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. Your answer has been "flagged as low-quality because of its length and content." Also, it does not address the Q., which requires an English word as an answer.
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Welcome to English Language & Usage. I don't think these are actual English words...
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The word is "sinless".
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 3:30
@RonMaimon The opposite of
sinfulisןnɟuᴉs😈 — or perhapssinempty. 😇– tchrist♦
Mar 3 '12 at 18:26
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@tchrist: what's wrong with sinless? "Judge, you say I have done wrong, but I am sinless as Christ and the virgin mother!"
– Ron Maimon
Mar 3 '12 at 21:15