godly
Syllables: god·lyUK/ˈɡɒdli//ˈɡɑdli/
godly adjective: of or pertaining to a god.
Adjective
godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)
- Of or pertaining to a god
- her godly powers = her superhuman powers
- Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
- For godly sorrow worketh repentance.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 7:10
- If you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, [...] he is doubtless a godly man [...] if the man have some other god, something else to which he pays a greater respect than to Jehovah, he is...1809, Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards
- Synonyms:
- godfearing, pious, blessed, divine, moral, worthy, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum
- Gloriously good.
Adverb
godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)
- In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
- All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
godly meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
godly in Hindi
- godly, pious
- आबिद ābid
godly in Urdu
- godly, pious
- عابد 'ābid
- godly
- ایزدی ezidī
godly in Bengali
- of or pertaining to a god
- এলাহী elahi
godly in Malayalam
- ദൈവികമായ
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- godly in Kannada
- ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ, ಧರ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠ, ದೈವಭಕ್ತಿಯುಳ್ಳ, ಧರ್ಮಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯುಳ್ಳ
- godly in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ niraṅkārī
- godly in Arabic
- إِلٰهِيّ ʔilāhiyy
Examples of godly in a sentence
- Then with godly sorrow they remorse with a humble heart, and they repent.
- Remembered for his generosity, kindness, quick sharp wit, teeth-less smile, wisdom and godly advise.
- My Lord of Kyrenia is a very pious Churchman and godly bishop.
Synonyms of godly
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Forms of godly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | godlier |
| comparative | more godly |
| superlative | godliest |
| superlative | most godly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more godly |
| superlative | most godly |
Origin of godly
From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From god + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Words formed from godly
Questions about godly
- What does godly mean?
- Godly means of or pertaining to a god.
- What is godly in Hindi?
- Godly in Hindi is आबिद (ābid). See Godly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is godly?
- Godly can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce godly?
- Godly is pronounced /ˈɡɑdli/ (US).
Words near godly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: godly (page history and authors); आबिद (Hindi) (page history and authors); ایزدی (Urdu) (page history and authors); godly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); godly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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