sinless

Meaning

Without sin; never having sinned.

Synonyms

innocent

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guiltless

blameless

pure

impeccant

stainless

spotless

untainted

saintly

impeccable

irreproachable

clean

sacred

salubrious

sanctified

virtuous

unspotted

faultless

holy

virginal

infallible

comfortable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: synneles

Inherited from Old English: synlēas

Cognate with Dutch: zondeloos

Cognate with German: sündenlos

Cognate with Icelandic: syndlaus

In summary

From Middle English synneles, senneles, from Old English synlēas (“without sin; sinless”), equivalent to sin + -less. Compare Dutch zondeloos (“sinless”), German Low German sündelos, sündlos (“sinless”), German sündenlos (“sinless”), Icelandic syndlaus (“sinless”).