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Definition of godliness in English: godlinessnoun ˈɡɒdlɪnəsˈɡɑdlinəs mass nounThe quality of being devoutly religious; piety. Example sentencesExamples - The godliness of the characters is obscured in a manner which amounts to a betrayal of the historical and cultural origins of the performance.
- He assured his congregation that business and Godliness were compatible.
- He is so obsessed with godliness that even his minister runs from him.
- His personal qualities of pastoral care, a genuine humility, generosity and godliness, have always been very evident.
- In other words, people's positive influences remain after they have physically departed; true immortality lies in goodness, or godliness.
- Achieving this state of godliness was left to the servants whose main domain was the kitchen and scullery.
- He is known as a brilliant and inspirational preacher, and his congregation is convinced of his godliness.
- In the early and mid-seventeenth century, most intellectuals and most governors believed that there was a divine imperative to bring godliness, good discipline, and order to the English nation.
- Godliness is not a licence to be boring.
- Would you mind just taking the godliness down a notch?
Definition of godliness in US English: godlinessnounˈɡädlēnəsˈɡɑdlinəs The quality of being devoutly religious; piety. Example sentencesExamples - Godliness is not a licence to be boring.
- In the early and mid-seventeenth century, most intellectuals and most governors believed that there was a divine imperative to bring godliness, good discipline, and order to the English nation.
- He is known as a brilliant and inspirational preacher, and his congregation is convinced of his godliness.
- Achieving this state of godliness was left to the servants whose main domain was the kitchen and scullery.
- The godliness of the characters is obscured in a manner which amounts to a betrayal of the historical and cultural origins of the performance.
- Would you mind just taking the godliness down a notch?
- In other words, people's positive influences remain after they have physically departed; true immortality lies in goodness, or godliness.
- He is so obsessed with godliness that even his minister runs from him.
- His personal qualities of pastoral care, a genuine humility, generosity and godliness, have always been very evident.
- He assured his congregation that business and Godliness were compatible.
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