godly
Collocations
4ADJ.
doubtless, enough, live, long
VERB + GODLY
babysitting
GODLY + NOUN
christ, existence, jesus, man, repentance, sorrow, superhuman, worketh
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to a god
her godly powers = her superhuman powers
Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance.
If you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, [...] he is doubtless a godly man [...] if the man have some other god, something else to which he pays a greater respect than to Jehovah, he is not a godly man ...
Gloriously good.
adv
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — emanating from God
adjective — showing great reverence for god
- reverent
- worshipful
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6her godly powers = her superhuman powers
WiktionaryFor godly sorrow worketh repentance.
WiktionaryIf you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, [...] he is doubtless a godly man [...] if the m
WiktionaryAll that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
WiktionarySometimes the old landlady would come by and said "That child doesn't cry", but it was that my babysitting was godly.
Tatoeba · #589604Methinks he is not godly enough.
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