blameless Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite free of guilt; not subject to blame
irreproachable; inculpable; unimpeachable.
- has lived a blameless life
- of irreproachable character
- an unimpeachable reputation
WordNet
Blame"less adjective
Definitions
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. -- 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.
