godly
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈɡɑdli/
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piadoso
- I needed godly men to challenge me, to keep me accountable, to study the Word, and to pray for me and with me, and now I want to do this for someone else.
- godly man
- godly life
- live a godly
A lot of them are very godly, faith-based women though.
- A lot of them are very godly, faith-based women though.
- What is your advice on raising godly kids in an insane culture?
- What you going to do about that godly man?
- When they're evidencing that I don't care how godly they say they are.
- You know, I am a Christian, so of course I'm very godly.
- We Amish view Trump as a godly man who is for traditional family values.
- I just, you know, my husband and I just been praying a lot about, you know, if it would be godly for us to get another tattoo.
- You don't want to sacrifice your like intense preoccupation with leading an appropriate and godly life.
- But on the Christian front, what I see is this massive epidemic of you've got women who are looking for godly men and they can't find them.
- You see it, you know, so down to earth people and proper godly people.
- So there's a lot of pamphlets and, and books about how to be more godly and virtuous and facts.
- I have a little acrostic GOALS, and it simply says godly objectives assure lasting success.
Examples
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But nothing in my previous experience prepared me for "The Making of a Godly Man," the Promise.
Academic text (1997) -
This nation will prosper because it is a godly nation... and because we walk hand in hand with the Lord.
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Well, because people are not very godly.
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Instead, they will live for themselves... ...and waste the opportunity to leave a godly legacy for the next generation.
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My mother was a very godly woman... and as close to a saint... as anyone I have ever known.
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Now it's time for you to stand up and be a godly man worth defending.
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I am not the son of that gentle and godly man.
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So many of us have hoped and prayed for godly leaders for a very long time.
Blog text (3) -
We are urged to live godly lives and to trust in the mystery of God's grace for our final salvation.
Academic text (2009) -
He dedicated his life to charitable work because he wanted to be a godly person.
Synonyms
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2.7
Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure
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6.3
Having deep belief in and respect for religion
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4.2
Very kind and good in a way that helps others
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6.1
Showing deep respect, often during religious or formal events
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5.8
Quiet and serious as if talking to God
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7.1
Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God
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5.2
A very sincere and strongly felt wish
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5.8
Shows deep respect for God and follows religious rules
Antonyms
How Pious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Godly comes from old English when people joined god and a word part meaning 'like', the same idea you see in friendly. It originally meant 'like God', so a godly person is one who shows deep respect and strong devotion to God.