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Meaning of BLAMELESS

Pronunciation:  'bleymlis

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 Definition: [adj]  free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"
 
 Synonyms: clean-handed, guiltless, inculpable, innocent, irreproachable, unimpeachable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Blame"less\, a.
Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; --
sometimes followed by of.
      A bishop then must be blameless.         --1 Tim. iii.
                                               2.
      Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave.
                                               --Mallet.
      We will be blameless of this thine oath. --Josh. ii.
                                               17.
Syn: Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable.
Usage: {Blameless}, {Spotless}, {Faultless}, {Stainless}. We
       speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from
       blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a
       blameless life or character. The others are stronger.
       We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or
       spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely
       without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless
       reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last
       three words apply only to the general character, while
       blameless may be used in reverence to particular
       points; as, in this transaction he was wholly
       blameless. We also apply faultless to personal
       appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be
       done in respect to any of the other words.
 
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