godly

god·ly

adj \-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

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Rhymes with GODLY

oddly