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How to pronounce godly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms divine
Derivation god, godliness


everything is black or white...satanic or godly.
Type Words
Synonyms reverent, worshipful
Derivation godliness


a godly man.
leading a godly life.

Examples of godly

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Any time I need to talk, she is always willing to listen and offer godly advice.
From the al.com
No matter how human he seemed on stage, she said, he still carried a godly gift.
From the stltoday.com
Traveling the world, he brings the gospel of understanding and godly forbearance.
From the post-gazette.com
Yes, we're a godly species, but our casement is still mortal, our feet still clay.
From the latimes.com
If I am truly to be godly, which I always strive to be, I must be a good neighbor.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
The world ends, tied up nice and neat by a fist of magma-oozing godly fingers?
From the entertainment.time.com
It provided many godly examples and showed what the pursuit of holiness looks like.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The believer is seen as one with a clean heart, godly and righteous by faith.
From the sacbee.com
He has been a great godly example for me over my six years at Westminster.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
  • Divine: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review
  • (godliness) piety by virtue of being a godly person
  • In religious terms, divinity or godhead is the state of things that come from a supernatural power or deity, such as a god, supreme being, creator deity, or spirits, and are therefore regarded as sacred and holy. Such things are regarded as "divine" due to their transcendental origins or because their attributes or qualities are superior or supreme relative to things of the Earth...
  • Of or pertaining to a god; Devoted to a god; Devoted to the single deity of one of the monotheist religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam; Gloriously good
  • (godliness) The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teaching's of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin
  • (Godliness) The whole of practical piety (Ti1 4:8; Pe2 1:6). "It supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience." In Ti1 3:16 it denotes the substance of revealed religion.