godliness

American  

[god-lee-nuhs] / ˈgɒd li nəs /

noun

1. the quality or practice of conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devoutness and moral uprightness.

   To be wise is to live in godliness, reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life.

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Etymology

Origin of godliness

godly ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

Victorians linked cleanliness to ideas of morality and respectability - the idea that it was next to Godliness was deeply ingrained.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2013

Dante's Divine Comedy was a religious allegory about man's journey towards Godliness and salvation, yet he was branded a heretic because he questioned the pope's pursuit of secular power.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2010

Unlike most plumbings of such channels, Cleanliness and Godliness is a first-rate literary essay, overflowing with sanity and bubbling with wit.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It was indeed," said Oisille, "great daring and extreme hypocrisy to throw the cloak of Godliness and true Christianity over so enormous a sin."

From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George

Godliness, devotion to the cause, and efficiency were indeed the only criteria Cromwell applied in choosing officers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various