godlinesse
godlinesse is the obsolete spelling of godliness.
Meaning of godliness
Noun
godliness (countable and uncountable, plural godlinesses)
- The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.
- Bishops, Priests, and Deacons are not commanded by God's laws either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage. Therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve better to godliness.1562, The Thirty-Nine Articles, Point 32
- Synonyms:
- angelicalness, saintlikeness, saintliness, virtuousness, angelicality, angelicity, angelicness, decency, honesty, honor
Forms of godlinesse
| plural | godlinesses |
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Questions about godlinesse
- What is godlinesse the obsolete spelling of?
- Godlinesse is the obsolete spelling of godliness.
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