godly

English

Etymology

god +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑdli/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒdli/

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• Hyphenation: god‧ly

Adjective

godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)

1. Of or pertaining to a god

   her godly powers = her superhuman powers

2. Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.
   • Bible, 2 Corinthians vii. 10

     For godly sorrow worketh repentance.

   • 1809, Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards:

     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 ...

3. Gloriously good.

Derived terms

• godlily
• godliness
• ungodly

Translations

of or pertaining to a god

• Arabic: إِلٰهِيّ m (ʔilāhiyy)
• Bulgarian: божи (boži), божествен (bg) (božestven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神的 (zh) (shén de), 神般的 (shén bān de)

• Finnish: jumalallinen (fi)
• French: divin (fr)
• German: göttlich (de)
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• Lithuanian: dieviškas
• Polish: boski (pl), boży (pl)
• Russian: боже́ственный (ru) (božéstvennyj), бо́жий (ru) (bóžij)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: bóžy, bogojski

devoted to a god or God

• Bulgarian: набожен (bg) (nabožen), благочестив (bg) (blagočestiv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虔誠／虔诚 (zh) (qiánchéng), 虔诚 (zh) (qiánchéng), 敬神 (zh) (jìngshén)

• Finnish: jumalinen (fi)
• French: pieux (fr) m, pieuse (fr) f
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• German: fromm (de)
• Greek: ευσεβής (el) m (efsevís) (efsevís)
• Polish: pobożny (pl)
• Russian: бо́жий (ru) (bóžij)

gloriously good

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光榮／光荣 (zh) (guāngróng), 光荣 (zh) (guāngróng)

• Finnish: jumalainen (fi)
• French: divin (fr)
• German: rechtschaffen (de)
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• Lithuanian: dieviškas
• Polish: boski (pl)
• Russian: боже́ственный (ru) (božéstvennyj)

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• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 신성한 (sinseonghan)
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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} santo (es)

Adverb

godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)

1. In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

   All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.

Anagrams

• Gloyd, Goldy, dogly, goldy