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godly

godly

5 6.3
Coming from God or having a sacred quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɑdli/
translation icon : 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
951 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
218 5.3

Relating to God or a god

emphasizes origin from that being rather than worship connection
godlike
vsgodly
12 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
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
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
334 3.8

A human being who will die

earthly
75 4.5

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

How Divine

divine
218 5.3
godly
5 6.3
holy
951 2.7
sacred
218 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.