godlessness

noun

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1
as in atheism

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as in impiety

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  1. atheism
  2. impiety
  3. wickedness
  4. irreverence
Noun
  • Her counterargument, essentially, is that his atheism, too, boils down to a kind of feeling.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • There’s nothing wrong with abandoning atheism per se, but upending worldviews should always be handled with care, caution, and available support.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of atheism
Noun
  • 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
  • The impieties are to be taken as possibilities, not as actual truths.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Definition of impiety
Noun
  • Bre works hard to convince us that she’s conflicted over what to do with this information and is sympathetic to Chelsea’s plight, but Amanda Lynn radiates a wickedness that undercuts however decent Bre is trying to be here.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
  • When not sparring with the resolute Tell, Gessler is oft accompanied by snooty henchmen and a rebellious princess (Emily Beecham), giving him plenty of outlets to flex his wickedness.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of wickedness
Noun
  • The first element of the show to really break out, Bart embodies The Simpsons’ core irreverence and rebellious spirit, even as the show has branched out to showcase other characters more and more.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The newsletter’s combination of pithy irreverence and countercultural credibility had proved popular and grew more so, accumulating nearly five hundred subjects.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of irreverence
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