/ˈɡɑdli/, /ˈɡɒdli/
OriginFrom god + -ly (adjectival suffix).
- 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 m”
- Gloriously good.
- In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
“All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.”
Formsgodlier(comparative) · more godly(comparative) · godliest(superlative) · most godly(superlative)