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# ungodly

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. (old use) Not respecting God; wicked or sinful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungodly/#m1)
2. (informal) Very early or very late, or very unpleasant: «an ungodly hour». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungodly/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales a wicked person or witch is called ungodly, meaning bad and not good

### Examples

- The ungodly witch was punished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungodly/#x1)
- The ungodly man cheated the poor farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungodly/#x2)
- We had to get up at an ungodly hour for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ungodly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In these books it means a wicked person who does not care about God or fair treatment of others.

**Interpretation.** In Proverbs and Job, such people lie, mock justice and do harm. Tradition holds that God will judge them in the end.

### Examples

- An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. (Writings PRO.19.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodly/#x1)
- God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked. (Writings JOB.16.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodly/#x2)
- An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire. (Writings PRO.16.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/ungodly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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