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godly

[ god-lee ]

adjective

godlier, godliest.
  1. conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devout; pious.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. coming from God; divine.


godly

/ ˈɡɒɪ /

adjective

  1. having a religious character; pious; devout

    a godly man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of godly1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ǻī; God + -ly
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Still, I muscled through many days of lessons on how to be a godly woman and treacly prayers read by Chris Pratt.

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Not that many of them will engage with the actual allegations against Brand, lest their view of him as a godly man get disturbed, but frankly, the details are shocking even in the #MeToo era.

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But "godly confidence," she continued, "has nothing to do with your external circumstance."

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On the Christian right, they would say our democratic system is not godly.

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But most of her remarks were pretty much in line with GOP orthodoxy on the border and lots of godly invocations.

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