(noun; ME, godd; LL, iositas) = 1) The tendency to represent all and every phenomenon as a priori proof
of the existence of “God” with a capital G. 2) The conviction that
philosophies that either do not recognize or at least doubt the
existence of “God” are evil, misguided or/and misinformed.
Godniosity comes in multiple guises, from the casually intrusive “God
bless” of acquaintances and panhandlers to the World War II cliché that
a writing colleague proclaimed upon learning that I am in no way
involved with religion: “There are no atheists in foxholes!”
This word was coined by Marvin Kaye and I first read it in Space and Time.
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