: not acknowledging a deity or divine law
godlessness
noun
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treated the God-fearing and the godless with equal respect and compassion
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What better way to distinguish God-fearing Americans from the godless communists of the Soviet Union than to put God on the money?
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David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
This is why calls to restore power to government institutions ring hollow, and why the Democratic Party’s faith in institutions can appear naive and godless.
—Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Given a brutal emphasis by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the interrogative made Cold Warriors prone to seeing godless Communism on the march everywhere.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
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David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
This is why calls to restore power to government institutions ring hollow, and why the Democratic Party’s faith in institutions can appear naive and godless.
—Scott Warren, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Given a brutal emphasis by Senator Joseph McCarthy, the interrogative made Cold Warriors prone to seeing godless Communism on the march everywhere.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Their woke and godless neighbors — who own televisions and don’t know how to discipline their kids — are a different story.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for godless
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“Godless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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