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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.
godly [ˈgɒdlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
having a religious character; pious; devout a godly man
godliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.godly - showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
reverent, worshipful
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
2.godly - emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review
divine
heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
godly
adjective devout, religious, holy, righteous, pious, good, saintly, god-fearing a learned and godly preacher
Translations
godly [ˈgɒdlɪ] ADJ (godlier (compar) (godliest (superl))) → devoto
godly [ˈgɒdli] adj (= religious) [person] → dévot(e); [life] → pieux/euse
godly
adj (+er) → fromm, gottesfürchtig
godly [ˈgɒdlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → pio/a
godly [ˈgɒdlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → pio/a


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"People say," said another, "that the Reverend Master Dimmesdale, her godly pastor, takes it very grievously to heart that such a scandal should have come upon his congregation.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Here, also, were the veterans of King Philip's war, who had burned villages and slaughtered young and old, with pious fierceness, while the godly souls throughout the land were helping them with prayer.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
If it's godly and righteous for boys, being of the ages of boys, to behave themselves like boys, then the young princes must be boys and cannot be otherwise.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
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