German

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Etymology

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gottlos +‎ -igkeit

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Gott‧lo‧sig‧keit
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Noun

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Gottlosigkeit f (genitive Gottlosigkeit, no plural)

  1. wickedness
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Zechariah 5:8 (with KJV translation)
      Er aber sprach: Das ist die Gottlosigkeit. Und er warf sie in das Epha und warf den Klumpen Blei oben aufs Loch.
      And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
  2. godlessness

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