Definition
Lacking devoutness; not sincere or religious in belief; lacking dedication or reverence.
Etymology
From 'devout' plus '-less' suffix (meaning without or lacking). The '-less' suffix creates opposites or negations, similar to 'fearless,' 'homeless,' 'helpless'.
Kelly Says
Religious medieval writers used words like 'devoutless' to describe sin and spiritual failings—it's a 'negative adjective' that contains moral judgment, showing how word formation itself can encode values and disapproval.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር ላይ አምላክ አይደለም
eg-zi-a-be-her la-ee am-la-k a-ye-de-lem
ARالعربية
غير ملتزم
ghayir multazam
BNবাংলা
ধর্মহীন
dharma-heen
CACatalà
irreligiós
ir-re-lee-h-ee-ohs
CSČeština
nesvatbožný
nes-vat-bozh-nee
DADansk
ikke from
ee-keh frohm
DEDeutsch
frommlos
froom-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
ασεβής
a-se-vis
ESEspañol
irreligioso
ir-re-lee-h-ee-oh-soh
FISuomi
uskonnoton
us-kon-no-ton
FRFrançais
irreligieux
ir-re-lee-zh-yo
GUGU
ધર્મરહિત
dharma-ra-hee-ta
HAHA
ba'a addini
ba-a ad-dee-nee
HEעברית
חסר דת
cha-sar deet
HIहिन्दी
धार्मिक नहीं
dhar-mee-k nahin
HUMagyar
hívőtlenség
hee-vo-tel-nes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak religius
tidak re-lee-jee-us
ITItaliano
irreligioso
ir-re-lee-h-ee-oh-soh
JA日本語
信仰心が無い
shinkō shin ga nai
KMKM
មិនមែនជាព្រះ
min ma-en chea preah
KO한국어
종교적이지 않은
jonggyo-jeoj-i-jani-neun
MRMR
धार्मिक नाही
dhar-mee-k nah-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak beragama
tidak ber-a-ga-ma
MYမြန်မာ
သာသနာ လက်ဝဲ
tha-tha-na la-ket-we
NLNederlands
ongegoden
on-geh-o-den
NONorsk
ikke from
ee-keh frohm
PAPA
ਧਰਮ-ਨਿਰ STP
dhar-am-nir STP
PLPolski
niepobożny
njee-poh-zh-nee
PTPortuguês
irreligioso
ir-re-lee-h-ee-oh-soh
RORomână
necredincios
ne-kred-in-thee-os
RUРусский
нерелигиозный
ne-re-lee-gee-zhn-y
SVSvenska
icke from
ee-keh frohm
SWKiswahili
asiye dini
a-see-ye di-nee
TAதமிழ்
சமயமில்லாத
samaya-mil-lada
TEతెలుగు
ధర్మరహిత
dharma-ra-hee-ta
THไทย
ไม่ศรัทธา
mai-sat-tha
TLTL
walang paniniwala
wa-lang pa-ni-ni-wa-la
TRTürkçe
dindar olmayan
din-dar ol-ma-n
UKУкраїнська
невірний
ne-vir-nii
URاردو
مومن نہیں
mo-men nahin
VITiếng Việt
không mộ đạo
khong mo dao
YOYO
ko ni ẹni
ko ni eh-nee
ZH中文
不虔诚的
bù qiān chéng de
ZUZU
alungelwa
a-lung-el-wa