godliness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɡɑdlinəs/ UK /ˈɡɒdlinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being devoutly religious or righteous

Cleanliness, they say, is next to godliness.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... pietydevoutnessholiness righteousness saintliness devotion

Opposites

impietyungodlinesswickednesssinfulness

Word family

Related forms godly god godlike

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Proverbs (1)

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Cleanliness is next to godliness

Etymology

From godly + -ness. Godly is from god + -ly, from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

god Old English *gudą Proto-Germanic

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# godliness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑdlinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɒdlinəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being devoutly religious or righteous

## Examples
- Cleanliness, they say, is next to godliness.

## Synonyms
- piety
- devoutness
- holiness
- righteousness
- saintliness
- devotion

## Antonyms
- impiety
- ungodliness
- wickedness
- sinfulness

## Related Forms
- godly
- god
- godlike

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: god
- Root: *gudą

## Etymology
From godly + -ness. Godly is from god + -ly, from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

## AI Etymology
Godliness is from godly + -ness. Godly is from god + -ly, from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Important recorded forms include god (Old English) and *gudą (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being devoutly religious or righteous. The wider family includes related words such as godly, god, and godlike.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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