godly

god·ly

adjective \-lē\

god·li·ergod·li·est

Definition of GODLY

1

: divine

2

: pious, devout

— god·li·ness noun

— godly adverb, archaic

Examples of GODLY

1. She lived a godly life.
2. <a godly and humble man who will be richly rewarded in the next world>

First Known Use of GODLY

14th century

Related to GODLY

Synonyms

devout, holy, pious, religious, sainted, saintly

Antonyms

antireligious, faithless, godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy

Related Words

ascetic (also ascetical), prayerful, reverent, reverential, spiritual, worshipful; pietistic, religiose; beatified, blessed (also blest), canonized, venerable; angelic (or angelical), cherubic; chaste, moral, pure, righteous, upright, virtuous

Near Antonyms

blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious; nonreligious, secular, unspiritual, worldly; backsliding, unfaithful; black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, sinful, sinning, unrighteous, wicked

Rhymes with GODLY

oddly