| 释义 |
ˈgodness rare.
[f. god n. + -ness; cf. OHG. gotnissa, -nissi.]
†1. = Godhead. Obs.
c1175Lamb. Hom. 99 God is icundeliche on þreom hadan, feder & sune..& þe halȝe gast..Heore cunde is..efer wuniende on ane godnesse. Ibid. 101 Þere halȝan þremnesse is an godnesse.
2. Divine element or nature. nonce-wd.
1883G. Macdonald D. Grant III. ii. 10 It rests with him to cultivate either the godness or the selfness in him. |