Ungod

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ÊŒnˈɡɒd/

Origin

- + god. Compare Dutch ontgoden, German entgöttern.

Full definition of ungod

Verb

1. (transitive) To divest of a god; to atheize.
• 1687, John Dryden, The Hind and the PantherThus men ungodded may to places rise,
  And sects may be preferr'd without disguise:
  No danger to the church or state from these;
  The Papist only has his writ of ease.
2. (transitive) To divest of godly powers; to strip of divinity.
• 1830, Richard Baxter, The Practical Works of Richard BaxterHe that would have another god, would have the Lord to be ungodded, and to lose his sovereign power and goodness!
• 2008, Matt Kimmich, Offspring Fictions: Salman Rushdie's Family NovelsPerhaps Saladin's "ungodding" of his father is a necessary first step for the male child's emancipation...