godly
/ˈɡɑdli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a god
adj
adv
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
Example Sentences
- "her godly powers = her superhuman powers"
- "For godly sorrow worketh repentance."
- "If you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, [...] he is doubtless a godly man [...] if the man have some other god, something else to which he pays a greater respect than to Jehovah, he is not a godly man ..."
- "All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12."
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).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑdli/
- British English: /ˈɡɒdli/