| 单词 | cleanliness is next to godliness |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Cleanliness is next to godlinesscleanliness is next to godliness Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts. It is still invoked, often as an admonition to wash or clean up. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cleanliness is next to godlinessCleanliness is a great virtue. Words nearby Cleanliness is next to godlinessclean house, cleaning, cleaning woman, clean-limbed, cleanliness, Cleanliness is next to godliness, clean-living, cleanly, cleanness, cleanout, clean room The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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