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GODLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does godless mean?
• GODLESS (adjective)
The adjective GODLESS has 1 sense:
1. not revering god
Familiarity information: GODLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not revering god
Synonyms:
godless; irreverent
Similar:
impious (lacking piety or reverence for a god)
Derivation:
godlessness (impiety by virtue of not being a godly person)
Context examples
The words were hardly out of her mouth when the godless crew returned, dragging another young girl along with them.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Oh! then she began to howl quite horribly, but Gretel ran away and the godless witch was miserably burnt to death.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
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