godless

[ god-lis ]

/ ˈgɒd lɪs /

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adjective

having or acknowledging no god or deity; atheistic.

wicked; evil; sinful.

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Origin of godless

First recorded in 1520–30; god + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM godless

god·less·ly, adverbgod·less·ness, noun

Words nearby godless

godhood, Godiva, Godiva, Lady, god-king, God knows, godless, godlike, godliness, godling, godly, God-man

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How to use godless in a sentence

Jezebel was the Phoenician queen who became the archetype of the wicked woman— promiscuous, greedy, and godless.
The Bible Created a Blueprint for Vilifying Powerful Women Leaders|Shelley Puhak|March 1, 2022|Time
But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I happen to be of his godless camp, but I found this smackdown gratuitous and rude.
Geoff Dyer at Sea: Unmoored but on Target|Melissa Holbrook Pierson|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We want to have a godless congregation in every town, city and village that wants one.
Godless Church Services for Atheists Go Global|Nico Hines|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One of the hot debates to be decided this weekend is whether to continue to use the word “godless.”
Godless Church Services for Atheists Go Global|Nico Hines|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take that, all you gay-rights-loving RINOs and godless libertarians.
On CPAC Day 2, the Libertarian Wing Takes Over|Michelle Cottle|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet these very men endeavour to deride, and affect to despise, those whom they call the godless.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Hapless godless dullard that he is; driven and driving on courses that lead only downward, for him as for us!
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Our age, so self-secure and boasting in many of its godless achievements, will end in a great judgment-catastrophe.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
In Revelation xviii we have a similar lament over the final Babylon, the end in judgment of a godless, materialistic civilization.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
As the Doctor recalled what he counted his father's godless death, he shuddered.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for godless

godless

/ (ˈɡɒdlɪs) /

adjective

wicked or unprincipled

lacking a god

refusing to acknowledge God

Derived forms of godless

godlessly, adverbgodlessness, noun

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