godly Definition
godly (gäd′lē)
godly Related Forms
god′·li·ness noun
godly Synonyms
godly Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- truly: Imagine a generation of truly Godly people, Godly from youth.
- very: Is there anything there which is not very Godly?
- not: There's no value in being old if you're not godly.
- increasingly: Peter is saying that it is possible to live an increasingly godly life.
- really: One paraphrase says this: ' Not all who sound religious are really godly people ' - that's really what it means.
- however: However godly parents are, children are, ultimately, responsible for their own choices.
Modifies a noun
- homies: Chapter 2 1 And now, O ye godly homies, this butch lav is for you.
- sorrow: Well, Paul was waiting to hear from Timothy what sort of sorrow the Corinthians had been experiencing - Godly sorrow or worldly sorrow.
- jealousy: Here is a godly jealousy, which results in action.
- commonwealth: Davies sees a strong compensation for this weakness in the idea of the godly commonwealth.
- sincerity: But every one must follow the dictates of his own conscience, in simplicity and godly sincerity.
- reformation: Worsley was extremely zealous in persecuting Royalists, closing alehouses and working to promote a godly reformation in his region.
Used with adjective complement
- live: Art thou willing to live godly in Christ Jesus?
- become: But Peter says that if you are a Christian then you need to move on from that point and become increasingly godly.
- behave: The impact of men behaving godly can be great in a society which doesn't expect it.
Preposition: in
age: Paul writing to Timothy says all that live godly in this present age will suffer persecution, 2 Timothy 3:12.

