godless
See also: Godless
English
Etymology
From Middle English godles, from Old English *godlēas, from Proto-Germanic *gudalausaz, equivalent to god + -less. Cognate with 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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
godless (comparative more godless, superlative most godless)
- Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.
- (derogatory, slang) evil, wicked, worldly.
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Translations
not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god
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