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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
a godly and humble man who will be richly rewarded in the next world
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
a godly voice from the heavens commanded him to build an ark
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Recent Examples of godly
But this new condominium features more than a godly cityscape.
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Michael Gross,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
His involvement with Habitat for Humanity, and his work around the world to eradicate disease, mediate conflict and monitor elections all give testament to a godly life lived well.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2026
Brandi Carlile begins her new album with a verse raising the issue of mortality, and the question of what a godly design for these fleeting lives might be, if any at all.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Normally, people who get to wear that godly robe need more proof that someone isn’t capable enough before agreeing to that kind of action.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for godly
Michael Gross,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
His involvement with Habitat for Humanity, and his work around the world to eradicate disease, mediate conflict and monitor elections all give testament to a godly life lived well.
—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2026
Brandi Carlile begins her new album with a verse raising the issue of mortality, and the question of what a godly design for these fleeting lives might be, if any at all.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Normally, people who get to wear that godly robe need more proof that someone isn’t capable enough before agreeing to that kind of action.
—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godly
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However, this distinction did more than pit pious Americans against an atheist enemy.
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In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.
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For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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Americans are more likely than not to favor religious expression in public schools, though most agree participation should be voluntary, a national survey has found.
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That they are entitled to not wear the uniforms, that they’re entitled to express their religious beliefs.
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The Temple Mount movement — a loose coalition of Israeli religious and nationalist organizations — harbors a potentially explosive mix of prophecy and politics that aims to upend some 1,300 years of Muslim control over the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest one for Jews.
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For example, the Life of Saint Æthelwold is a tenth-century biography that narrates the holy life of an English bishop.
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For a devout convert to Catholicism, Vance has a bumpy history with the Vatican.
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Fearing a loss of their significant clout and influence, devout Protestants revived the earlier campaign to write their faith commitments into the Constitution.
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By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
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Don't forget your in-flight comfort — this heavenly memory foam travel pillow is discounted to just $10.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.
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The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown).
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That flag is sacred as far as I am concerned.
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The Church has long believed that human life is sacred and that only God can decide when to end a person’s life.
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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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