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Synonyms for godfearing

Most common

heavenly-minded devout pious godly

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Devout — devout; pious; very religious

devout, pious, godly, heavenly-minded, sainted, religionary dated, devoutful dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Devout; pious; very religious.

Example sentences

  • devout Sami came from a deeply-devout conservative family.
  • pious Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
  • godly Methinks he is not godly enough.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
godfearingsteady
devoutrising
pioussteady
godlyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
pious2, godly2
6 letters
devout2
7 letters
sainted2
9 letters
devoutful
11 letters
religionary

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pious2 = 2 syllables).