adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a god
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- her godly powers = her superhuman powers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deific, divine, godlike, godly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
godly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɡɑdli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒdli/
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adj
Meaning 2
Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: godfearing, pious, blessed, divine, moral, worthy, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum, heavenly-minded, inward, godly, observant, piteous, practicing, religionary, sainted, sanctimonious, celestial, hallowed, heavenly, holy, sacred, chaste, continent, correct, upstanding, delicate, decent, decorous, desertful, deserving, dutiful, duteous, good, honest, innocent, meritorious, modest, noble, right, right-minded, righteous, straight, uprighteous, virtual, virtuous, well-intentioned, whole-souled
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Gloriously good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
emanating from God-Saturday Review
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- divine judgment
- divine guidance
- everything is black or white...satanic or godly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divine
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
showing great reverence for god
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a godly man
- leading a godly life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reverent, worshipful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵhutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English godly From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵhutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English godly From god + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: إِلٰهِيّ (ʔilāhiyy) — of or pertaining to a god
- Belarusian: бо́скі (bóski) — of or pertaining to a god
- Belarusian: бо́жы (bóžy) — of or pertaining to a god
- Bengali: এলাহী (elahi) — of or pertaining to a god
- Bulgarian: бо́жи (bóži) — of or pertaining to a god
- Bulgarian: боже́ствен (božéstven) — of or pertaining to a god
- Chinese Mandarin: 神的 (shén de) — of or pertaining to a god
- Chinese Mandarin: 神般的 (shén bān de) — of or pertaining to a god
- Czech: božský — of or pertaining to a god
- Czech: boží — of or pertaining to a god
- Finnish: jumalallinen — of or pertaining to a god
- French: divin — of or pertaining to a god
- German: göttlich — of or pertaining to a god
- Greek: θεϊκός (theïkós) — of or pertaining to a god
- Irish: diaga — of or pertaining to a god
- Lithuanian: dieviškas — of or pertaining to a god
- Macedonian: божествен (božestven) — of or pertaining to a god
- Macedonian: божји (božji) — of or pertaining to a god
- Polish: boski — of or pertaining to a god
- Polish: boży — of or pertaining to a god
- Russian: боже́ственный (božéstvennyj) — of or pertaining to a god
- Russian: бо́жий (bóžij) — of or pertaining to a god
- Serbo-Croatian: божа̀нскӣ — of or pertaining to a god
- Serbo-Croatian: бо̏жјӣ — of or pertaining to a god
- Serbo-Croatian: božànskī — of or pertaining to a god
- Serbo-Croatian: bȍžjī — of or pertaining to a god
- Slovak: boží — of or pertaining to a god
- Slovak: božský — of or pertaining to a god
- Slovene: božánski — of or pertaining to a god
- Slovene: božji — of or pertaining to a god
- Lower Sorbian: bóžy — of or pertaining to a god
- Lower Sorbian: bogojski — of or pertaining to a god
- Spanish: deal — of or pertaining to a god
- Swedish: gudomlig — of or pertaining to a god
- Ukrainian: боже́ственний (božéstvennyj) — of or pertaining to a god
- Ukrainian: бо́жий (bóžyj) — of or pertaining to a god
- Bulgarian: на́божен (nábožen) — devoted to a god or God
- Bulgarian: благочести́в (blagočestív) — devoted to a god or God
- Chinese Mandarin: 虔誠 /虔诚 (qiánchéng) — devoted to a god or God
- Chinese Mandarin: 敬神 (jìngshén) — devoted to a god or God
- Finnish: jumalinen — devoted to a god or God
- French: pieux — devoted to a god or God
- German: fromm — devoted to a god or God
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐍃 (gaguds) — devoted to a god or God
- Greek: ευσεβής (efsevís) — devoted to a god or God
- Irish: diaganta — devoted to a god or God
- Irish: cráifeach — devoted to a god or God
- Plautdietsch: fromm — devoted to a god or God
- Polish: pobożny — devoted to a god or God
- Russian: на́божный (nábožnyj) — devoted to a god or God
- Swedish: gudfruktig — devoted to a god or God
- Ottoman Turkish: مقدس (mukaddes) — devoted to a god or God
- Ottoman Turkish: شریف (şerif) — devoted to a god or God
- Ottoman Turkish: عزیز (ʼazîz) — devoted to a god or God
- Chinese Mandarin: 光榮 /光荣 (guāngróng) — gloriously good
- Finnish: jumalainen — gloriously good
- French: divin — gloriously good
- German: rechtschaffen — gloriously good
- Greek: θεϊκός (theïkós) — gloriously good
- Lithuanian: dieviškas — gloriously good
- Polish: boski — gloriously good
- Russian: боже́ственный (božéstvennyj) — gloriously good
- Swedish: gudomlig — gloriously good