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godless

(gɒdləs)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you say that a person or group of people is godless, you disapprove of them because they do not believe in God.
[disapproval]
...a godless and alienated society.
Synonyms: wicked, depraved, profane, unprincipled More Synonyms of godless
godlessness uncountable noun
...his assaults on the godlessness of America.

godless in British English

(ˈɡɒdlɪs)
adjective
1. 
wicked or unprincipled
2. 
lacking a god
3. 
refusing to acknowledge God
Derived forms
godlessly (ˈgodlessly)
adverb
godlessness (ˈgodlessness)
noun

godless in American English

(ˈgɑdlɪs)
adjective
1. 
denying the existence of God or a god; irreligious; atheistic
2. 
impious; wicked
Derived forms
godlessness (ˈgodlessness)
noun
Word origin
ME godles < OE godleas

Examples of 'godless' in a sentence
godless

How do we find meaning in a godless universe?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is the superstition of a godless people.
Christianity Today (2000)
But a society that treats religion as a matter of personal conscience is not the same thing as a godless society.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In a godless universe, it's all about how toned our abs are.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Sir, How should we cope with death in a godless world?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Meaning is in ruins, the divided world godless'.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
(adjective) 
Definition
not religious
a godless and alienated society
Synonyms
wicked
She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.
depraved
It has been condemned as the most depraved film of its kind.
profane
He had a reputation as profane and bad-tempered.
unprincipled
atheistic
atheistic philosophers
ungodly
My folks had nothing to do with ungodly people.
irreligious
The priest's conversational style was regarded as most irreligious.
impious
unrighteous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of atheistic
atheistic philosophers
Synonyms
nonbelieving,
sceptic,
disbelieving,
faithless,
heathen,
infidel,
godless,
irreligious,
unbelieving,
freethinking,
paganistic,
nullifidian
in the sense of depraved
Definition
morally bad
It has been condemned as the most depraved film of its kind.
Synonyms
corrupt,
abandoned,
perverted,
evil,
vicious,
degraded,
vile,
degenerate,
immoral,
wicked,
shameless,
sinful,
lewd,
debased,
profligate,
debauched,
lascivious,
dissolute,
licentious,
pervy (slang)
in the sense of impious
Definition
showing a lack of respect or religious reverence
Synonyms
sacrilegious,
wicked,
irreverent,
sinful,
unholy,
profane,
blasphemous,
godless,
iniquitous,
ungodly,
irreligious,
unrighteous

Nearby words of
godless

  • goblet
  • god
  • godforsaken
  • godless
  • godlike
  • godly
  • godsend

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