Cleanliness is next to godliness
Cleanliness is a great virtue.
Words Nearby Cleanliness is next to godliness
- clean house
- cleaning
- cleaning woman
- clean-limbed
- cleanliness
- Cleanliness is next to godliness
- clean-living
- cleanly
- cleanness
- cleanout
- clean room
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Other Idioms and Phrases with Cleanliness is next to godliness
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts. It is still invoked, often as an admonition to wash or clean up.
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