godly

Adjective
US[god-lee]/ˈɡɑdli/2 syllables
Synonyms: reverentworshipfuldivine

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)godlier, godliest

  1. showing great reverence for god“a godly man”“leading a godly life”Synonyms: reverentworshipfulOpposite impiousSimilar pious
  2. emanating from God“divine judgment”“divine guidance”“everything is black or white … satanic or godly — Saturday Review”Synonyms: divineOpposite earthlySimilar heavenly

Related words godliness noun, God noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

God′ly adjective

Origin: God, noun + -ly. Cf. Godlike, Like.

Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his character; conformed to God's law; devout; righteous; as, a godly life.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance.— 2 Cor. vii. 10.
God′ly adverb

Piously; devoutly; righteously.

All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.— 2. Tim. iii. 12.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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