GODLY

divine, godly

(adjective) emanating from God; “divine judgment”; “divine guidance”; “everything is black or white...satanic or godly”-Saturday Review

godly, reverent, worshipful

(adjective) showing great reverence for god; “a godly man”; “leading a godly life”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)

Of or pertaining to a god

Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.

Gloriously good.

Adverb

godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)

In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

Anagrams

• Gloyd, Goldy, dogly, goldy

Source: Wiktionary


God"ly, a. Etym: [God, n. + -ly. Cf. Godlike, Like.]

Definition: Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his character; conformed to God's law; devout; righteous; as, a godly life. For godly sorrow worketh repentance. 2 Cor. vii. 10.

God"ly, adv.

Definition: Piously; devoutly; righteously. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2. Tim. iii. 12.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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