godless

[god-lis]

adjective

1. having or acknowledging no god or deity; atheistic.

2. wicked; evil; sinful.

godless

/ ˈɡɒdlɪs /

adjective

1. wicked or unprincipled

2. lacking a god

3. refusing to acknowledge God

Other Word Forms

• godlessly adverb
• godlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of godless¹

First recorded in 1520–30; god + -less

Example Sentences

The question that looms, however, is whether that commitment—sustained by the belief in humanity’s reflection of God—can survive in a godless world.

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"They told us that the world had become infidel and godless, and only martyrdom would take a person to heaven," he says.

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Kirk was known for melding his conservative politics, nationalism and evangelical faith, casting the current political climate as a state of spiritual warfare between a righteous right wing and so-called godless liberals.

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“The Young Pope” paints him to be politically devious and as dangerous as any godless politician, a description more fitting than we’re initially shown.

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They considered the Stuarts and their followers to be godless and corrupt, while they saw themselves as the chosen people.

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