What does godly mean?
Definitions for godly
ˈgɒd ligod·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word godly.
Princeton's WordNet
godly, reverent, worshipfuladjective
showing great reverence for god
"a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
divine, godlyadjective
emanating from God
"divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review
Wiktionary
godlyadverb
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. uE000111656uE001 2. Tim. iii. 12.
godlyadjective
Devoted to a god.
her godly powers = her superhuman powers
godlyadjective
Of or pertaining to a god
her godly powers = her superhuman powers
godlyadjective
Devoted to the single deity of one of the monotheist religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
godlyadjective
Gloriously good.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Godlyadjective
Etymology: from god.
Grant that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life. Common Prayer.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, for the faithful fail among the children of men. Ps. xii. 1.
Godlyadverb
Piously; righteously.
The apostle St. Paul teacheth, that every one which will live godly in Christ Jesus must suffer persecution. Richard Hooker, b. v.
Wikipedia
godly
Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity. What is or is not divine may be loosely defined, as it is used by different belief systems.
ChatGPT
godly
Godly generally refers to a characteristic or nature that is devoutly religious, righteous, holy, or sacred, similar to the nature of God or in accordance with the will of God as perceived in various religions. It can be described as someone adhering to religious duties, demonstrating virtues, or someone who resembles or is associated with God or gods in terms of divinity, morality, or benevolence.
Webster Dictionary
Godlynoun
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
Godlyadverb
piously; devoutly; righteously
Etymology: [God, n. + -ly. Cf. Godlike, Like.]
Anagrams for godly »
goldy
dogly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of godly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of godly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of godly in a Sentence
My qualifications for president of the United States are rather narrow: Is he or she Godly, does he or she love us, can he or she do the job, and finally would they kill a duck and put him in a pot and make him a good duck gumbo? cruz fits the bill.
My heart goes out to everyone, the staff at Southwest Airlines -- they are in my prayers. I'm sorry this happened and this was caused by him, he comes from a godly family. My husband is a pastor of a church here.
I thank you Lord that in the midst of a pandemic and tyrannical governors and leaders, Lord you raised up Godly men and women to stand up for our rights, the church, and to stand up for the constitution.
Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have wrought their godly thoughts into verse, rhyme, and song.
Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus.
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- إلهيArabic
- gudfrygtigtDanish
- rechtschaffen, göttlich, frommGerman
- ευσεβήςGreek
- piadosoSpanish
- jumalainen, jumalinen, jumalallinenFinnish
- pieuse, pieux, divine, divin, excellent, excellenteFrench
- istenesHungarian
- devotoItalian
- אלוהיHebrew
- pie vivamusLatin
- dieviškasLithuanian
- pobożnyPolish
- piedosoPortuguese
- божественный, божийRussian
- gudfruktigSwedish
- uunguSwahili
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