Godliness

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godliness \God"li*ness\, n. [From {Godly}.]
     Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the
     state or quality of being godly; piety.
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           Godliness is profitable unto all things. --1 Tim. iv.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  godliness
       n : piety by virtue of being a godly person [ant: {ungodliness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "godliness":
     Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, Fatherhood,
     angelicalness, awesomeness, awfulness, beauty of holiness,
     blessedness, deity, divineness, divinity, fear of God, godhead,
     godhood, godlikeness, godly-mindedness, godship, goodness,
     hallowedness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness,
     holy-mindedness, ineffability, inenarrability, inexpressibility,
     inviolability, inviolableness, moral rectitude, morale, morality,
     numinousness, odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, probity,
     pureness, pureness of heart, purity, rectitude, right conduct,
     righteousness, sacredness, sacrosanctity, sacrosanctness,
     sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude,
     sanctity, seraphicalness, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality,
     unearthliness, unspeakability, unutterability, unworldliness,
     venerability, venerableness, virtue, virtuousness
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Godliness
     the whole of practical piety (1 Tim. 4:8; 2 Pet. 1:6). "It
     supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence,
     submission, gratitude, and obedience." In 1 Tim. 3:16 it denotes
     the substance of revealed religion.