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godly

godly

13 6.3
Coming from God or having a sacred quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɑdli/
: divino
  • The sunset was so beautiful that it felt almost godly in its splendor.
  • godly power
  • godly love
  • godly and eternal

You know, another one would be OK, what it, what would godly counsel say about your decision?

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Examples

  • Many people believe that the holy scriptures contain godly wisdom that guides their lives.

  • The choir's performance was godly, filling the church with a sense of divine tranquility.

  • Have you ever seen so much godly art?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Anything godly in nature reveal itself to you just now?

    Wide Awake (1998)

  • This great, godly miracle of radio really gives me the opportunity to speak to you on the air.

    Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

  • There was something godly about the sea of lights before us, tranquil.

  • It may help you make a godly decision.

  • Murdock was looking at life as a godly blessing, something good to come out of a horrible act.

    Blog text (9)

  • We heard only Bach's godly music singing through the thundering pipes.

    Academic text (2002)

  • And I just thought it was really helpful to find the Bible itself reminding us that we might aspire to godly qualities.

Synonyms

holy
vsgodly
925 2.7

Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure

highlights origin or relation to the deity rather than religious purity or ritual
divine
vsgodly
232 5.3

Relating to God or a god

emphasizes origin from that being rather than worship connection
godlike
vsgodly
13 7.9

Very powerful and perfect, like a god

means these qualities come from or relate to the deity rather than mere resemblance
supernal
vsgodly
  • Literature
1 9.9

Having a beautiful, heavenly look or sound that feels holy

specifies relation to the deity rather than the broader heavenly or celestial realm
deific
vsgodly
  • Literature
1 9.9

Having the qualities of a god

focuses on being from or related to that supreme source rather than intrinsic nature
theophanic
vsgodly
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Showing a god appearing to people or seeming like a god

refers to qualities that come from or relate to the deity rather than just appearing

Antonyms

mortal
140 3.8

A human being who will die

earthly
73 4.5

Relating to the physical world and everyday life, not the spiritual

How Divine

divine
232 5.3
godly
13 6.3
holy
925 2.7
sacred
158 4.3

Surface Forms

godly positive

Morphology

godly = god (transparent) = god + ly

The sense 'divine, relating to God' follows directly from 'god' + '-ly' and is a regular adjectival meaning.

Etymology

Godly is built from god plus a part meaning 'like', just as friendly means 'like a friend', so godly once meant 'like God'. That is why the word can describe something that seems to come from or be 'divine' or from God.