ongodisterij

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Dutch

Etymology

ongodist + -erij.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

ongodisterij m or f (plural ongodisterijen, diminutive ongodisterijtje n)

  1. (obsolete) atheism
    • 1697, (originally bishop Edward Stillingfleet, translated to Dutch), Brief aan een ongodist; waar in de H. Schriftuur, van alle tegensprekingen gesuyvert werd
      "Veelsints inderdaad, uyt de onwetendheyt, zorgeloosheyt, aards en wereldsgesintheyt, dog de grond-oorzaak is, boze ongeloovigheyt en ongodistery, 't geen den mens doet afwijken van den levendigen God."
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