† mock-Godn.
Obsolete.
A person who mocks, derides, or defies God.Very common in the 17th cent.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > belittler of
mock-God1601
theomicrist1834
1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 144 Now the earth is full of ranke Atheists, and mock-gods: which scoffe at the Gospell.
1612 W. Sclater Ministers Portion 49 A pretty mocke-God answere it will bee,..to tell him [sc. God]: for matter of tithing, thou hadst a custome to the contrary.
1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin i. x. 45 This Impudent Mock-God dares to make Laws to bind the Conscience immediately, where God Almighty hath left it free.
Derivatives
mock-God-like adj. rare
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1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 41 What shall I say to such mock-god-like Esau's?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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