English Explanatory Dictionary

godless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.
  2. Evil, wicked, worldly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɒdləs/ En-au-godless.ogg

Word forms

godless more godless most godless god-less

Etymology

From god + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian godloos (“godless”), West Frisian goddeleas (“godless; wicked”), Dutch goddeloos (“godless; wicked”), German Low German gottlos (“godless”), German gottlos (“godless”), Danish gudløse (“godless”), Swedish gudlös (“godless; ungodly”), Icelandic guðlaus (“godless”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (gudalaus, “godless”).

Synonyms

agnostic atheistic blasphemous graceless impious infidel iniquitous irreligious

Related words

godlessness godlessly
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