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godless

GOD-luhs
adj
1
Not believing in or acknowledging a god.
"The regime promoted a godless, state-controlled ideology."
2
Wicked or immoral.
"He described the crime as a godless act."

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In plain EnglishWithout belief in god, or more loosely, wicked.

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more godless comparative, most godless superlative

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Etymology

A straightforward compound of god and the suffix -less ("without").

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