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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
Ovid’s godly characters are whittled down to basic geometric forms like ovoid shapes and cones that together recount the tale in some of the world’s most phonetically complex languages, such as Abkhaz from Abkhazia, Chatino from inland Oaxaca, and Silbo Gomero from La Gomera in the Canary Islands.
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step.
—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
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godly
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The mobius-thinking at times almost seems like Medieval Zen, what with the emphasis on emptiness and silent meditation, and in fact that was what the Church fathers objected to most: too much quiet, solitary contemplation, not enough pious instruction.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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This may well sound like something that would’ve been played as a pious Christian allegory in another era.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
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There have long been tales of cities instantaneously destroyed by some divine wrath, such as the angry Divinity of the Hebrew Scriptures raining sulfur upon Sodom and Gomorrah, but in Hiroshima humanity had finally apotheosized itself into the terrible position of God.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some saw their terminal illnesses as divine punishment and feared being cast into hell.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Fast forward to today—on the heels of a decades-long conservative family values movement—and that very same clinic is now being vilified by conservative religious leaders.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Broward County synagogues also are facing a religious school teacher shortage.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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The structure took a more holy turn in 1954, when a 3607 Pennsylvania was purchased by a church.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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Many of the greatest scientists of the 17th and 18th centuries were devout Christians, whose faith motivated them to pursue their studies.—
Gregory J Rummo,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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Hermann, still a devout Catholic who prayed on his knees every night, would listen, nod, and occasionally offer spiritual advice.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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If angels exist, the heavenly choir sounds like Kathleen Battle.—
Morgan Richter,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Try it with a green curry with shrimp and coconut milk for a heavenly match.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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By promoting spiritual values alongside an abundance mindset, nonprofits can cultivate the intrinsic motivation and cultural resilience essential for sustaining their missions.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Now, choosing to bake while exercising is apparently proof of athletic rigor, even spiritual toughness.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
8 Aug. 2025
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The detention facility threatens land that is not only environmentally sensitive but sacred to our people.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the viewer’s sacred and often fragile relationship with great movies and TV shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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