godly
advEtymology From god + -ly (adverbial suffix).
1
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
- All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
godly
adjUS /ˈɡɑdli/ · UK /ˈɡɒdli/
Etymology From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).
1
Of or pertaining to a god
- her godly powers = her superhuman powers
2
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 not a godly man ...1809, Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards:
3
Gloriously good.
- Derived terms
- godlily, godliness, overgodly, supergodly, ungodly