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单词 godliness
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Definition of godliness in English:

godliness

noun ˈɡɒdlɪnəsˈɡɑdlinəs
mass noun
  • The quality of being devoutly religious; piety.

    a man of great godliness
    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:

godliness

nounˈɡädlēnəsˈɡɑdlinəs
  • The quality of being devoutly religious; piety.

    a man of great godliness
    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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