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Meaning of 'godly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Godly [ adv.]
- Piously; devoutly; righteously.
2 . Godly [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'godly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . godly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing great reverence for god
Example in sentence:
  • a godly man;
  • leading a godly life
Meaning (2):
- emanating from God
Example in sentence:
  • divine guidance;
  • divine judgment;
  • everything is black or white...satanic or godly

Nearby Words:

god god-fearing godchild goddaughter goddess gode gode-year godelich goden ly godfather

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