cleanliness is next to godliness
Definition of cleanliness is next to godliness
—used to say that it is almost as important to be clean as it is to be good
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nextplay
: immediately adjacent (as in place, rank, or time)
: any other considered hypothetically
: nearest or adjacent to
: in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding
: on the first occasion to come
: one that is next
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