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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
The meaning of godly unity is developed through an examination of the historical and cultural first-century Mediterranean world context within the overall context of the Gospel of John, helping readers understand God’s plan for His eternal family.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
From the beginning, people saw optimization as a godly power.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
From the beginning, people saw optimization as a godly power.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godly
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Supported, at least initially, by his pious wife, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and his two teenage daughters, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) and Sana (Setareh Maleki), Iman and his clan seem set for a comfy bourgeois life.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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She was considered pious and held in high regard in the community, which made the accusations against her surprising.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to internet wisdom, this is the origin of the meme, including the necessary hand gesture, where you pantomime juggling as if deliberating between the two numbers, trying to triangulate some specific, perhaps divine, structure.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Just double-check your emails, avoid signing contracts unless necessary, and be open to divine redirections.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This has given the conflict a religious coloration, and political elites have also chosen to politicize the conflict to negotiate power and other interests, which has complicated the problem.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Seyfried spoke to the real-life Ann Lee's experience losing all of her children at a young age, which influenced her religious views.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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An irresistible, holy spectacle.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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She was described as a happy, devout child who loved reading.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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And nearly all socialists, like most other Oklahomans, were devout Christians.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The motions of the stars also exhibited a similar 24 hour period, as though the heavenly canopy rotated throughout the night.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If this group of hardened degenerates was able to enjoy the action at this level, who, exactly, are the spiritual victims of sports betting?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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This could look like spontaneous travel plans, shifting your career focus or even a spiritual awakening.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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That all being said, November 1st is sacred.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those individuals do not necessarily share the view that the Jewish people still share a sacred covenant with God.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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