different between infamous vs ungodly

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis. Displaced native Old English unhl?sful.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n?f?-m?s, IPA^(key): /??nf?m?s/

Adjective

infamous (comparative more infamous, superlative most infamous)

1. Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something bad.

   He was an infamous traitor.

   He was an infamous perjurer.
2. Causing infamy; disgraceful.

   This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

3. (Britain, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

Derived terms

• infamously
• infamousness
• infamy

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n???dli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n???dli/
• Hyphenation: un?god?ly

Etymology 1

From Middle English ungodli [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’), + godli (“belonging to God; resembling God, godlike”). Godli is derived from Old English godl?? (“divine, godlike; godly”), from god (“god”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??ew- (“to libate, pour”), in the sense of a liquid offering poured out for a deity) + -l?? (“suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’”). The English word may be analysed as un- +? godly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch ongodelijc (modern Dutch ongoddelijk), Middle High German ungötlich (modern German ungöttlich), Old Norse óguðligr (“ungodly”) (Danish ugudelig, Icelandic óguðlegur), Swedish ogudlig.

Adjective

ungodly (comparative more ungodly or ungodlier, superlative most ungodly or ungodliest)

1. Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.

   Synonyms: impious, irreligious, irreverent

   Antonyms: godly, observant, pious, reverent
2. Immoral, sinful, or wicked.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:evil, Thesaurus:immoral

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:virtuous
3. (informal) Extreme; unreasonable.

   Synonyms: dreadful, indecent, outrageous

Derived terms

• ungodlily
• ungodliness
• ungodly hour

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English ungodli (“cruelly, maliciously, wickedly; unfairly, unlawfully, wrongly; discourteously, rudely”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’), + godli (“excellently; pleasingly, splendidly; courteously, graciously; gladly, willingly; righteously; properly, rightly; at all, possibly; much”). Godli is probably derived from Old English g?dl??e (“goodly”), from g?d (“good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?ed?- (“to join, unite; to suit”)) + -l??e (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch ongodelike, ongodlike (modern Dutch ongoddelijk), Middle High German ungöttlich, Swedish ogudelike, ogudlike (both obsolete), ogudligt.

Adverb

ungodly (comparative more ungodly, superlative most ungodly)

1. (obsolete) In an impious, irreverent, or ungodly manner; ungodlily. [16th–17th c.]

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