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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
Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step.
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Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
That godly spirit is what guides him to help thousands of disenfranchised people, quietly and swiftly, like the Turpin children, a California family who suffered from abuse, or Megan Markle, who needed refuge and coverage after fleeing the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Harry.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
That godly spirit is what guides him to help thousands of disenfranchised people, quietly and swiftly, like the Turpin children, a California family who suffered from abuse, or Megan Markle, who needed refuge and coverage after fleeing the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Harry.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godly
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Those healthy enough were put through a daily regimen of religious education and physical schooling intended to train them to be pious and obedient.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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Moyers’ preacher-like delivery and emphasis on high moral standards in his commentaries led some people to criticize him as being a pious scold.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Sevens are the number of spiritual awakening, divine alignment, and completion.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
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Pink Pepper, one of the hero notes, is said to evoke the feeling of falling in love and, to me, that captures the essence of divine femininity.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The Senate parliamentarian spiked the part of the proposal that would exempt religious institutions from the tax, which, Fansmith says, was part of an effort to exempt the very conservative Hillsdale College from the endowment tax.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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At the end of the day students from a religious order went back to the houses of their communities where professors from the order also lived and dined and prayed with them.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Regardless of region, a memorable melody remains the holy grail.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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On paper, unlimited PTO sounds like the holy grail of benefits a company can offer its employees—the ability to take endless vacations and avoid burnout.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Black Americans ranked more devout in each category than white Americans and Hispanic Americans, according to the poll.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Vance Boelter, the suspect in the attack, has been described as a devout Christian who has attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, according to The Associated Press.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The result is a project that transformed a site of heavenly aspirations into one of earthly delight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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The key to harnessing all of this energy is to plant seeds, take initiative and begin something at this time to infuse it with this heavenly vibration.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Ostensibly intended to protect a church’s autonomy in choosing its spiritual leaders, the exception has since been stretched into a catch-all excuse to deny employees of religious schools all kinds of legal recourse.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The spiritual leader has not met a sitting US president since Barack Obama in 2016, after numerous visits to the White House since 1991.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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Life is sacred to the Republican Party only in the womb.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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And then the signers pledge their fortunes, their lives and their sacred honor to it.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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