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godliness

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god·ly  (gdl)
adj. god·li·er, god·li·est
1. Having great reverence for God; pious.
2. Divine.
godli·ness n.
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Noun1.godliness - piety by virtue of being a godly person
piety, piousness - righteousness by virtue of being pious
ungodliness, godlessness - impiety by virtue of not being a godly person
Translations
godliness [ˈgɒdlɪnɪs] N → piedad f
see also cleanliness
godliness
n → Frömmigkeit f, → Gottesfürchtigkeit f


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For as the Apostle saith of godliness, Having a show of godliness, but denying the power thereof; so certainly there are, in point of wisdom and sufficiently, that do nothing or little very solemnly: magno conatu nugas.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Although a Moor, I know well enough from the intercourse I have had with Christians that holiness consists in charity, humility, faith, obedience, and poverty; but for all that, I say he must have a great deal of godliness who can find any satisfaction in being poor; unless, indeed, it be the kind of poverty one of their greatest saints refers to, saying, 'possess all things as though ye possessed them not;' which is what they call poverty in spirit.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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