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UNGODLINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ungodliness mean?
• UNGODLINESS (noun)
The noun UNGODLINESS has 1 sense:
1. impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
Familiarity information: UNGODLINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
godlessness; ungodliness
Hypernyms ("ungodliness" is a kind of...):
impiety; impiousness (unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god)
Antonym:
godliness (piety by virtue of being a godly person)
Derivation:
ungodly (characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin)
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