: not acknowledging a deity or divine law
godlessness
noun
Examples of godless in a Sentence
treated the God-fearing and the godless with equal respect and compassion
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That will give him the ability to rail against the godless heathens and Commies who have taken over the courts and spurned this nation’s supposedly integral Christian character, which is of course what this is really all about.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
Out of this kinetic fusion came an art form that’s been called every name in the book—from vulgar and godless, by the Catholic Church, exploitative, by progressive intellectuals, to vibrant and authentic, by its fans.
—Sofia Perez, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
But godless film culture ignores Bellocchio’s visionary ambition.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
The resulting trial was made famous almost immediately as a contest between—take your pick—Darwin and the Bible; science and religion; modernism and traditionalism; the educated and the uneducated; the godless and the faithful.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
Out of this kinetic fusion came an art form that’s been called every name in the book—from vulgar and godless, by the Catholic Church, exploitative, by progressive intellectuals, to vibrant and authentic, by its fans.
—Sofia Perez, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
But godless film culture ignores Bellocchio’s visionary ambition.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
The resulting trial was made famous almost immediately as a contest between—take your pick—Darwin and the Bible; science and religion; modernism and traditionalism; the educated and the uneducated; the godless and the faithful.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Godless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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