adjective
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- godliness noun
Etymology
Origin of godly
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English godlīc; God + -ly
Example Sentences
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“My reaction to him,” Thompson-Robinson said, “was this godly Oregon coach, offensive genius.”
From Los Angeles Times
The basic narrative is that he used Jackson to propel himself to a godly status and then abandoned it as soon as the white school came knocking.
From Salon
In Mandelbaum’s version, she “submits / in deep sleep, to his godly violence.”
From Washington Post
This is fatherhood, the devil god and the golden calf — the godly man, a jealous human being.
From New York Times
The pinnacle of being a godly woman was to get married and have babies.
From Salon
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