• a b
  • Log In
  • Home
  • Vocabulary
  • Writing
  • Mobile apps
  • Help
  • ©2017 EdictFree.
    All Rights Reserved.
Vocabulary
  • Topic
Help
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy policy
Mobile apps
  • Android
  • Ios
Bright
  • Home
  • Vocabulary
    • Topic
  • Writing

Free Online Dictionary

The home of living English, with more than 820,000 words, meanings and phrases
All Properties select
District 1 District 2 District 7 More

Longman Dictionary English

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Christianity
godlygod‧ly /ˈɡɒdli $ ˈɡɑːdli/ adjective old use RRCGOOD/MORALobeying God and leading a good life —godliness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
godly• The beings inhabiting the Hells wear demonic shapes; those in the Heavens, godly.• We want to know what to believe, what to do, how to live the godly life.• I feel godly powers surge through my body as blanquita relaxes.• We should, I think, show the reality of a godly, reflective yet positively critical approach to the Bible.• Puritans also believed it to be their pressing duty to agitate for the introduction of godly reforms into the church.• These musicians were less secular stars than quasi-religious figures, and their fans often referred to them with godly reverence.• His godly upbringing gave young Baxter a troubled conscience whenever he indulged in the usual boyish sins.
ldoceonline.com
Word of day

May 14, 2025

piggy-bank
noun
Ad
Mobile apps

Browse our dictionary apps today and ensure you are never again lost for words.

Follow
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Find Out More
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
Copyright EdictFree.Com All Rights Reserved.
Design by EdictFree
Copyright EdictFree.Com All Rights Reserved.
Design by EdictFree