Definition of Godliness

1. Noun. Piety by virtue of being a godly person.

Generic synonyms: Piety, Piousness
Derivative terms: Godly, Godly
Antonyms: Ungodliness

Definition of Godliness

1. n. Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.

Definition of Godliness

1. Noun. The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teaching's of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Godliness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Godliness

godhoods
godi
godild
godis
godless
godlessly
godlessness
godlessnesses
godlevskite
godlier
godliest
godlike
godlikeness
godlikenesses
godlily
godliness (current term)
godlinesses
godling
godlings
godly
godlyhead
godmama
godmamas
godmamma
godmammas
godmoder
godmoders
godmoding
godmother
godmothered

Literary usage of Godliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1891)
"MY subject is " Prayer as an aid to the Life of godliness." The word godliness is a strong, old-fashioned word, which lifts us at once into contact with God ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"This is the man of God's path, and to flee covetousness, and the love of money, and such as make gain their godliness; for such are destitute of the truth ..."

3. The Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn by Henry Ward Beecher (1873)
"godliness," he says (as if it were something distinguished from this exterior ... That men, by godliness, should reap a fruition and harvest hereafter, ..."

4. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by American Bible Society (1880)
"... and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him ..."

5. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"In these and the like shows and appearances, a form of godliness consists. II. We are to inquire, what is meant in the text by the power of godliness ? ..."

6. Short Discourses to be Read in Families by William Jay (1812)
"This is godliness ; and nothing else deserves the name. This godliness, however, has its form, and its power ; and this distinction enables us to arrange ..."

7. The Works of the Right Reverend Joseph Hall by Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter (1863)
"SECTION I. LET no man go about to entertain the thoughts of the great _. , mystery of godliness but with a ravished heart; Great a the an heart filled with ..."

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