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# ungodliness

noun

«ungodliness» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Jeremiah says that godlessness spread across the land from the false prophets of Jerusalem.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a warning that leaders and teachers carry special responsibility, because their bad example spreads wrong behavior to everyone.

### Meaning

Wickedness, a lack of respect for God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodliness/#m1)

### Examples

- Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land. (Prophets JER.23.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodliness/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ungodliness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodliness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ungodliness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ungodliness.html) on Mova free.