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ungod

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ʌnˈɡɒd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A false god; an idol

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To divest of a god.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: atheize, agnosticize, secularize

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atheize, agnosticize, secularize

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To divest of godly powers; to strip of divinity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disdeify, undeify, euhemerize

Antonyms: deify, divinize, apotheosize, euhemerize, redeify, demideify, mythologize

History

Etymology

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