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English word origin

Etymology of ungod

From un- + god. Compare Dutch ontgoden, German entgöttern.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A false god; an idol

verb

To divest of a god. · To divest of godly powers; to strip of divinity.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From un- + god. Compare Dutch ontgoden, German entgöttern.

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