Godly

//ˈɡɑdli// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a god

    "her godly powers = her superhuman powers"

  2. 2
    Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.

    "For godly sorrow worketh repentance."

  3. 3
    Gloriously good.
Adjective
  1. 1
    emanating from God wordnet
  2. 2
    showing great reverence for god wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
heavenlysacredangeliccelestialchristlikechristly

Example

More examples

"Sometimes the old landlady would come by and said "That child doesn't cry", but it was that my babysitting was godly."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From god + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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