Goditen.adj.
/ˈɡɒdʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡɑˌdaɪt/ depreciative.† B. adj.
A. n.
A person who believes in God. Now rare.
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1842 Oracle of Reason 1 221/1 The godite, in persisting that the god idea proves a god, overlooks this difficulty.
1868 Boston Investigator 19 Aug. 1/4 When I see a bright, pretty child, I wonder if its parents are Godites; if I find they are, I feel pity for the little innocent... If such parents were not godly people, they would have some faith in proper clothing, diet etc.
1891 J. M. Robertson Mod. Humanists 37 At the mere sound of that word [sc. atheism], the Godite always became rabid.
1913 R. Brooke Let. ?Jan. (1968) 420 So can Goddites and No-Goddites and Pope Goddites work together to produce beauty.
2007 Thenewswalk.com (Nexis) 23 Nov. Gerson is simply speaking the language of many Republicans, the language of God, and that seems entirely proper since that's where Godites tend to hang out these days.
Of, relating to, or designating a person who believes in God. Obsolete.
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1865 H. B. Forman Let. Mar. in N. Barker & J. Collins Sequel to ‘Enquiry 19th Cent. Pamphlets’ 24 Charles Bailey a Goddite friend of ours.
1898 University Mag. & Free Rev. June 227 If the doctrine of God's Fatherhood be not in intention the merest mockery, that revelation, even from a Godite standpoint, must be held to be receptible by all men, or at least all nations, in all ages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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