undevout

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The result, so far as concerts the workman's life of faith, is a proclivity to undevout scepticism.

From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein

"The undevout astronomer is mad," said eighteenth-century deism: to-day we are more apt to think that the uncritical astronomer is dense.

From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by Archer, William

It was not his business to defend Mr. Carlton against the disaffected and the undevout.

From Peccavi by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

“An undevout astronomer is mad,” said one who had opened his mind to a broad grasp of the wonders which this upper heaven holds in its bosom. 

From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu

In consequence of this scheme, her habits rather than her opinions, were undevout.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden