godlessness

noun

Definition of godlessnessnext
1
as in atheism

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2
as in impiety

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  1. atheism
  2. impiety
  3. wickedness
  4. irreverence
Noun
  • 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
  • Her counterargument, essentially, is that his atheism, too, boils down to a kind of feeling.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of atheism
Noun
  • 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
  • But the books complement each other in isolating a specific strain of mid-century masculinity, one that’s a strange mix of entitlement and passivity, austerity and impiety, dutifulness and indifference.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of impiety
Noun
  • In his book, Maguire explored the origin of the Wicked Witch, and asks how much of her wickedness was imposed upon her by a cruel and deceptive society.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Was wickedness thrust upon Jon M. Chu’s movie adaptation of Wicked by the critics?
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of wickedness
Noun
  • Its homewares collection has the same irreverence — pieces that flirt with the line between humor and high design.
    WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Its jokes are profound, its wisdom ridiculous, its irreverence wide-eyed and irresistible.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of irreverence
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