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godly

adj
/ˈɡɑdli/US/ˈɡɒdli/UK

Etymology

From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).

  1. inherited from *gudą✻
  2. inherited from *god✻
  3. inherited from god
  4. inherited from god
  5. formed as godly — “god + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a god

    • her godly powers = her superhuman powers

  2. Devoted to a god or God

    Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.

    • For godly sorrow worketh repentance.

  3. Gloriously good.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. In a godly manner

      In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

      • All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at godly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01godly02gloriously03glorious04acts05apostles06apostle07saints08saint

A definitional loop anchored at godly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at godly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA