godly
/ˈɡɑdli/
UK: /ˈɡɒdli/
godly
English
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Definition
Of or pertaining to a god
Etymology
From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Example Sentences
- "her godly powers = her superhuman powers"
- "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 ..."
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