"godly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɑdli/ [General-American], /ˈɡɒdli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-godly.ogg [US] Forms: godlier [comparative], more godly [comparative], godliest [superlative], most godly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑdli, -ɒdli Etymology: god + -ly Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰew-}}, {{suffix|en|god|ly}} god + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)
  1. Of or pertaining to a god Translations (of or pertaining to a god): إِلٰهِيّ (ʔilāhiyy) (Arabic), бо́скі (bóski) (Belarusian), бо́жы (bóžy) (Belarusian), এলাহী (elahi) (Bengali), бо́жи (bóži) (Bulgarian), боже́ствен (božéstven) (Bulgarian), 神的 (shén de) (Chinese Mandarin), 神般的 (shén bān de) (Chinese Mandarin), božský (Czech), boží (Czech), jumalallinen (Finnish), divin (French), göttlich (German), θεϊκός (theïkós) (Greek), diaga (Irish), dieviškas (Lithuanian), bóžy (Lower Sorbian), bogojski (Lower Sorbian), божествен (božestven) (Macedonian), божји (božji) (Macedonian), boski (Polish), boży (Polish), боже́ственный (božéstvennyj) (Russian), бо́жий (bóžij) (Russian), божа̀нскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), бо̏жјӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), božànskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), bȍžjī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), boží (Slovak), božský (Slovak), božánski (Slovene), božji (Slovene), gudomlig (Swedish), боже́ственний (božéstvennyj) (Ukrainian), бо́жий (bóžyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-godly-en-adj-wn2FugoW Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a god': 65 35 0
  2. Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous. Translations (devoted to a god or God): на́божен (nábožen) (Bulgarian), благочести́в (blagočestív) (Bulgarian), 虔誠 (Chinese Mandarin), 虔诚 (qiánchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 敬神 (jìngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), jumalinen (Finnish), pieux (French), fromm (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐍃 (gaguds) (Gothic), ευσεβής (efsevís) (Greek), diaganta (Irish), fromm (Plautdietsch), pobożny (Polish), на́божный (nábožnyj) (Russian), gudfruktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-godly-en-adj-6ss37o7S Disambiguation of 'devoted to a god or God': 20 80 0
  3. Gloriously good. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (gloriously good): 光榮 (Chinese Mandarin), 光荣 (guāngróng) (Chinese Mandarin), jumalainen (Finnish), divin (French), rechtschaffen (German), θεϊκός (theïkós) (Greek), dieviškas (Lithuanian), boski (Polish), боже́ственный (božéstvennyj) (Russian), gudomlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-godly-en-adj-rdU8xOLF Disambiguation of Personality: 0 6 66 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 50 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 0 10 49 42 Disambiguation of 'gloriously good': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: godlily, godliness, ungodly

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɡɑdli/ [General-American], /ˈɡɒdli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-godly.ogg [US] Forms: more godly [comparative], most godly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑdli, -ɒdli Etymology: god + -ly Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰew-}}, {{suffix|en|god|ly}} god + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)
  1. In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
    Sense id: en-godly-en-adv-KlmV227Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 50 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 0 10 49 42

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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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      "roman": "ʔilāhiyy",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "бо́жы"
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "elahi",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "এলাহী"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bóži",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "бо́жи"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "боже́ствен"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shén de",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "神的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "shén bān de",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "神般的"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "jumalallinen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "divin"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
      "word": "dieviškas"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "code": "dsb",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a god",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "blagočestív",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "虔誠"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiánchéng",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìngshén",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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      "code": "fi",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "pieux"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "fromm"
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gaguds",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐍃"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "diaganta"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "devoted to a god or God",
      "word": "gudfruktig"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "gloriously good",
      "word": "光榮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guāngróng",
      "sense": "gloriously good",
      "word": "光荣"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "sv",
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}

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