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Iodite vs Godite - What's the difference?

iodite | godite |

As nouns the difference between iodite and godite

is that iodite is any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid while godite is {{cx|pejorative|now|_|rare|lang=en}} A believer in God; a theist.

iodite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid

    • godite

    English

    Alternative forms

    *Godite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A believer in God; a theist.
  • *1842 , , The Oracle of Reason , vol. I, p. 221:
  • *:The godite , in persisting that the god idea proves a god, overlooks this difficulty, that, inasmuch as every man has a different idea of a god to his neighbour, arising out of the varieties of organisations, every individual must be an Atheist to every other individual, although in reality they are all Theists, or believers in a god.
  • *1857 , The Investigator , Sep 1857:
  • *:As the Godites are evidently anxious to prevent the circulation of this interesting discussion, a liberal allowance will be made to Booksellers.
  • *1888 , (Annie Besant), Our Corner , p. 210:
  • *:The question would resolve itself into an inquiry whether, given a revolution, the godites or the godless are the more violent — a point not easily settled from a comparison of histories.