ungodliness

Examples

• All

• His actions were a clear demonstration of ungodliness, showing a total disregard for religious principles.

• Well, the wrath of God... is revealed from heaven... against all ungodliness.

  Red State (2011)

• There was manifest all manner of ungodliness and works of the flesh.

  The Ten Commandments (1956)

• For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

  Blog text (3)

• Titus 2 says, "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age."

  Blog text (18)

• "How refreshing it is after coming in contact with the world of vice and ungodliness," one member later wrote, "to come up to this consecrated place and meet in social prayer or other exercises with those who sympathize with us. How invigorating, how quickening, when we forget for a short time earthly things and cares and meditate together upon the things pertaining to heaven."

  Academic text (2005)

• Many people believe that ungodliness leads to a lack of moral values and ethical behavior.

• The community held a meeting to discuss the rise of ungodliness among the youth.

Synonyms

W

wickedness

vsungodliness

28 5.2

A state of being morally wrong or evil

focuses on lack of reverence toward God rather than only moral wrongness

I

iniquity

vsungodliness

• Literature

21 9.5

Very bad or unfair actions that harm people

is about lack of reverence or religious disrespect rather than scale of evil

E

evilness

vsungodliness

8 6.5

A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people

includes lack of reverence or religious disrespect beyond moral evil

U

unbelief

vsungodliness

6 7.5

Not accepting religious ideas about gods

is about lack of reverence or moral wrongness not only belief absence

I

impiety

vsungodliness

• Formal

2 9.9

Showing no respect for God or holy things

includes moral wrongdoing as well as lack of reverence

G

godlessness

vsungodliness

2 8.3

A lack of belief in God or religion

focuses on lack of reverence more than simply absence of belief

U

unholiness

vsungodliness

2 8.9

A lack of religious goodness or sacred quality

emphasizes lack of reverence for God rather than only missing sanctity

N

nonbelief

vsungodliness

1 6.7

A lack of belief in God or other religious ideas

is about lack of reverence or moral wrongness not mere absence of belief

I

impiousness

vsungodliness

• Formal

9.9

Not showing respect for a god or religion

also includes moral wrongness beyond mere missing reverence

P

profaneness

vsungodliness

9.3

Lack of respect for things people consider holy

is used more broadly for lack of reverence toward God or religion

I

irreligiousness

vsungodliness

9.3

The state of not believing in God or following a religion

focuses on lack of reverence rather than mere absence of belief

U

unfaith

vsungodliness

• Archaic

9.9

Lack of belief in religious or moral ideas

stresses absence of reverence or wickedness rather than only missing faith

Antonyms

H

holiness

70 5.8

A state of being pure and close to God or to religious things

P

piety

23 7.7

A strong religious feeling and respect that leads to regular prayer and kind actions

G

godliness

• Literature

10 7.3

A deep religious feeling and strong respect for God

How Godly

piety

23 7.7

religiousness

1 5.0

impiety

• Formal

2 9.9

ungodliness

1 8.9

godlessness

2 8.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology