11 definitions found for ungodly

Ungodly UNGOD'LY, a.
1. Wicked; impious; neglecting the fear and worship of God, or violating his commands. 1 Pet 4.
2. Sinful; contrary to the divine commands; as ungodly deeds. Jude 4.
3. Polluted by wickedness; as an ungodly day.

ungodly adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: iniquitous, sinful, ungodly]

ungodly adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. denying or disobeying God ; impious, irreligious b. contrary to moral law ; sinful, wicked 2. outrageous <gets up at an ungodly hour>

ungodly
adj.
1 impious, wicked.
2 colloq. outrageous (an ungodly hour to arrive).
Derivatives:
ungodliness n.

ungodly 1. If you describe someone or something as ungodly, you mean that they are morally bad or are opposed to religion. = unholy ADJ 2. If you refer to a time as an ungodly hour, you are emphasizing that it is very early in the morning. ...at the ungodly hour of 4.00am. = unearthly ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis] 3. If you refer to the amount or volume of something as ungodly, you mean that it is excessive or unreasonable. ...a power struggle of ungodly proportions. ADJ: ADJ n

ungodly ʌnˈɡɔdlɪ adj. 1 impious, wicked. 2 colloq. outrageous (an ungodly hour to arrive). øøungodliness n.

Ungodly Un*god"ly, a. 1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful. 2. Polluted by sin or wickedness. The hours of this ungodly day. --Shak.

UNGODLY un-god'-li (rasha` (Ps 1:1), "wicked," beliya`al (2Sa 22:5), "worthless"; in the New Testament asebes (Ro 5:6), e.g. indicating that the persons so called are both irreverent and impious): Trench says that the idea of active opposition to religion is involved in the word, that it is a deliberate withholding from God of His dues of prayer and of service; a standing, so to speak, in battle array against God and His claims to respect, reverence and obedience. Those whose sins are particularly aggravating and deserving of God's wrath are the "ungodly." And yet it is for such that Jesus Christ died (Ro 5:6). William Evans

ungodly a. 1. Wicked, impious, sinful, unrighteous, godless, vicious, profane, reprobate, depraved, vile, bad, evil. 2. Unhallowed, unsanctified, unholy, polluted.

ungodly ʌnˈɡɔdlɪ adj. 1 wicked, sinful, impious, blasphemous, heretical, irreligious, iconoclastic, atheist(ic), anti-religious, sacrilegious, demonic, demoniac(al), diabolic(al), satanic, fiendish, hellish, infernal; depraved, godless, corrupt, immoral, evil, iniquitous, bad, villainous, heinous, flagitious, profane, vile: The crusaders believed that they had a duty to deliver Jerusalem from the ungodly heathens. 2 awful, outrageous, indecent, monstrous, nasty, dreadful, terrible, appalling, frightful, shocking, Colloq God-awful, unearthly, Brit beastly: Margot and I were subjected to another ungodly evening at the Dawsons'.

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