godly

[ god-lee ]

/ ˈgɒd li /

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adjective, god·li·er, god·li·est.

conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devout; pious.

coming from God; divine.

Origin of godly

before 1000; Middle English; Old English godlīc. See God, -ly

SYNONYMS FOR godly

1 religious, saintly, holy, righteous, good.

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ANTONYMS FOR godly

1 wicked, impious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM godly

god·li·ness, noun

Words nearby godly

godiva, godiva, lady, godless, godlike, godling, godly, godmother, godolias, godolphin, godown, godowsky

Example sentences from the Web for godliness

House of Cards appears to posit that ruthlessness is next to godliness.

David Fincher, Beau Willimon & Kate Mara On Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ |Jace Lacob |January 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
These, taken together with "the doctrine which is according to godliness," fix the standard of orthodoxy.

The Making of the New Testament |Benjamin W. Bacon
He is austere even to excess in his views of what godliness requires.

The English Church in the Eighteenth Century |Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Of course, none but the comparatively rich can avail themselves of this perfection of godliness.

Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal |Sarah J Richardson

But no man ever yet believed, or acted as if he believed, that gain was godliness.

The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles |Alfred Plummer
Wickedness is growing daily and contempt for godliness is becoming greater every day.

Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II |Martin Luther

British Dictionary definitions for godliness

godly

/ (ˈɡɒdlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

having a religious character; pious; devout a godly man

Derived forms of godly

godliness, noun

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godly

adjective, god·li·er, god·li·est.

Origin of godly

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British Dictionary definitions for godliness

adjective -lier or -liest

Derived forms of godly

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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godly

adjective, god·li·er, god·li·est.

Origin of godly

SYNONYMS FOR godly

ANTONYMS FOR godly

OTHER WORDS FROM godly

Words nearby godly

Words related to godliness

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adjective -lier or -liest

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British Dictionary definitions for godliness