adjective
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Etymology
Origin of godly
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English godlīc; God + -ly
Example Sentences
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“She is a Godly person who put her trust in him,” Harrison wrote to the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
She had campaigned with the support of evangelical churches; her pastor carried out a “Make America Godly Again” outreach effort and traveled to Washington for her swearing-in.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
To discuss these questions, I called Michael Kazin, the co-editor of Dissent and the author of several books, including The Populist Persuasion and A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2016
Decades-old Montessori-style methods of religious education, sometimes called Catechesis of the Good Shepherd or Godly Play, are coming back into popularity at some Roman Catholic parishes and Protestant churches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2015
Godly glamour moms who invited your friends over for tea and guy talk—that was just mortifying.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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