godlessness

noun

Definition of godlessnessnext
1
as in atheism

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2
as in impiety

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godlessness
  1. atheism
  2. impiety
  3. wickedness
  4. irreverence
Noun
  • Among his biggest criticisms is the discovery that a $500,000 grant to a humanist group may have been misused to promote atheism in Nepal and Asia while it was intended to promote religious freedom.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of atheism
Noun
  • By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Clouzot supplied that insight in strong visual terms: Fresnay’s conflicting impiety and righteous anger and so much dissatisfaction and panic among the townsfolk.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of impiety
Noun
  • Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.
    Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of wickedness
Noun
  • Image For decades, Southwest thrived by adhering to a simple model of low fares and good service, with a healthy dose of irreverence.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Not dissimilar to how Kathy Hilton entered the series, Tilly has brought some highly entertaining scene-stealing irreverence to the mix.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of irreverence
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