godless
Rejecting divine existence
Godless describes someone or something without belief in or reverence for God: a godless atheist, godless communism.
The word carries moral judgment—implying not just absence of faith but wickedness or depravity: godless heathens.
A godless place or time lacks religious influence: the godless modern age.
Rejection of deities
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- nonbeliefLack of religious faith
- unbeliefLack of faith
- infidelNonbeliever in another's creed
heretic · apostate · heathen · pagan · freethinker · antitheist · blasphemy · irreligion
Evil or slang-excellent
- sinfulViolating moral law
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- evilProfound moral wickedness
profane · impious · irreverent · debauched · dissolute · amoral · unrighteous · sacrilegious
Lack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
cynicism · inquiry · agnosticism · uncertainty · freethought · rationalism · empiricism · scrutiny
Separation of faith, state
- nonreligiousNot involving worship
- civilMinimally polite
- stateCondition or mode
- governmentAuthority over a state
public · education · neutrality · pluralism · separation · laity · worldly · temporal
Not formally connected
- disaffiliatedFormally ended membership
- nonpracticingNot actively observing beliefs
- lapsedEnded through neglect
- unbaptizedNot ritually initiated
unconfirmed · nonattending · nonobservant · nones · deconverted · unobservant
atheism
Rejection of deities
infidel · heretic · apostate · heathen · pagan · freethinker · antitheist · blasphemy · irreligion · faithless
wicked
Evil or slang-excellent
evil · profane · impious · irreverent · debauched · dissolute · amoral · unrighteous · sacrilegious · blasphemous
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
critical · cynicism · inquiry · agnosticism · uncertainty · freethought · rationalism · empiricism · scrutiny · noncommittal
secularism
Separation of faith, state
- nonreligiousNot involving worship
- civilMinimally polite
- stateCondition or mode
government · public · education · neutrality · pluralism · separation · laity · worldly · temporal · mundane
unaffiliated
Not formally connected
- disaffiliatedFormally ended membership
- nonpracticingNot actively observing beliefs
- lapsedEnded through neglect
unbaptized · unconfirmed · nonattending · nonobservant · nones · deconverted · unobservant
- faith labelsbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, theist
- nonbelieversatheist, atheists, agnostic, agnostics, nonbeliever
- Unbeliefatheism, agnosticism, irreligion, nonbelief, disbelief
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- infernalhellish, demonic, diabolical, satanic, devilish
- secularsecular, worldly, temporal, mundane, profane