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Godliness synonyms

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holiness
A title of the pope (with His or Your)
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  1. A title of the pope (with His or Your)
  2. Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for the head of certain religions, such as the pope or Dalai Lama.
  3. The state or quality of being holy; sanctity.
piety
A pious act, statement, belief, etc.
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  1. A pious act, statement, belief, etc.
  2. The state or quality of being pious, especially:
  3. Devotion to religious duties and practices
sanctity
The fact of being sacred or inviolable
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  1. The fact of being sacred or inviolable
  2. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.
  3. Saintliness or holiness
Find another word for godliness. In this page you can discover 4 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for godliness, like: holiness, piety, sanctity and virtue.

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  • He was remarkable for his godliness, his enthusiasm for knowledge, and his prodigious memory.

  • He endeavoured to attract to his court the best scholars of Britain and Ireland, and by imperial decree (787) commanded the establishment of schools in connexion with every abbey in his realms. Peter of Pisa and Alcuin of York were his advisers, and under their care the opposition long supposed to exist between godliness and secular learning speedily disappeared.

  • The outstanding feature of his life was a transparent simplicity and saintliness of spirit, and the testimony of his contemporaries to his godliness is unanimous.

  • The church as the guide of the nation in duty and godliness, even extending its activity into state affairs as a mediator and a moderator, was not sufficient.

  • Thus mutual oversight and care are among the duties of the members of Christ's body; while their collective inspiration, enabling them to " try the gifts of godliness " of specially endowed fellow-members, is the divine warrant in election to church office.

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