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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
a godly and humble man who will be richly rewarded in the next world
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
a godly voice from the heavens commanded him to build an ark
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Recent Examples of godly
That godly spirit is what guides him to help thousands of disenfranchised people, quietly and swiftly, like the Turpin children, a California family who suffered from abuse, or Megan Markle, who needed refuge and coverage after fleeing the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Harry.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
Not even the godly Irishman Aidan O’Brien nor his American combatant Pletcher know that.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
Not even the godly Irishman Aidan O’Brien nor his American combatant Pletcher know that.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity.
—Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godly
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The grieving sisters try to uncover the truth about what happened to Grace, and increasingly suspect Roger’s pious, overbearing sister Angelica (Fiona Shaw) of wrongdoing — but turn out to be (mostly) wrong about her intentions.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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So, instead, in that film, the music comes to represent something like the divine spirit or these spirits that occupy the film in a way.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Placido is an Italian singer and actress, so she’s used to the divine food found in the region.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sharia, or Islamic religious law, as interpreted by the government considers conversion from Islam apostasy, a crime punishable by death, according to the U.S. State Department.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pork dumplings in chili oil are truly a religious experience.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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My search has led me to one of my holy grails: Clinique’s Moisture Surge Sheertint Hydrator.—
Melony Forcier,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the holy grails of modern astronomy is finding life on an alien planet.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pontiff is resting, the Vatican's press office said publicly on Wednesday morning, in one of its twice-daily updates that have drawn the close attention of devout Catholics worldwide.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Fields, on the other hand, seems to be actively encouraging the love between Irving and Burt’s innies to blossom, due to his devout religious beliefs, which frame innies as separate entities with their own souls.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The forecast for Saturday (Feb. 22) at press time was 69 degrees and sunny, a heavenly day to try out Hollis’ barbecue for yourself, as Joe’s Holy Smoke enjoys its first day at 1515 Lee Road in Orlando.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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Far too many people overlook this distinction and end up like the German Christians and the antebellum slave owners, trying to find a heavenly origin for things that have nothing to do with the character of their God.—
B.G. White,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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With Marxism tainted by its aggressive materialism, and mere democratic socialism so mere, anarchism could be imagined as a series of defiant spiritual acts.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Cambodia’s Art Come Home: Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The tribe argues it wasn't adequately consulted in the federal planning process, that construction crosses sacred sites and that the pipeline poses a pollution risk to its water supply.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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His verses evoke sacred rivers, fertile grounds and gardens bright with sinuous rills—a lyrical world beyond the inauspicious reality of its start-point.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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