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godlily

adverb, sometimes capitalized
god·​li·​ly | \ -dlə̇|lē, |li\

Definition of godlily

archaic
: in a godly fashion we should live soberly, righteously and godlily— John Norris †1711

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1548, in the meaning defined above

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