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godless

adjective
 
 
/ˈɡɒd.ləs/ US  /ˈɡɑːd-/

Definition

not having or believing in God or gods: a godless societyBelievers and non-believersSupporters, members and defenders bad or evilMorally wrong and evilDishonest godlessly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Morally wrong and evilDishonest
godlessness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Morally wrong and evilDishonest
(Definition of godless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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