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Synonyms for godly

  • adjective

Most common

pious righteous holy divine god-like deific reverent

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Pious — devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous

pious, righteous, holy, divine, heavenly, devout, virtuous, good, heavenly-minded, blessed, right-minded, moral, saintly, religious, devotional, worthy, honest, sacred, celestial, straight, sainted, frum

2. Deific — of or pertaining to a god

god-like, deific

3. Reverent

reverent, worshipful

Antonyms

ungodly, earthly, impious

All antonyms of godly →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or pertaining to a god

    her godly powers = her superhuman powers

  2. adj. 2

    Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.

  3. adj. 3

    Gloriously good.

Related words

Word family
godliness

Example sentences

  • holy The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.
  • divine His pneumonia was cured through a divine miracle.
  • righteous A good Muslim strives to be good and righteous.
  • pious Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
godlyrising
holyrising
divinerising
righteousrising
pioussteady

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

By length

4 letters
good1, holy2, frum1
5 letters
moral2, pious2
6 letters
honest2, worthy2, divine2, sacred2, devout2, deific
7 letters
blessed1, saintly2, sainted2
8 letters
straight1, heavenly3, virtuous3, reverent3
9 letters
religious3, righteous2, celestial3
10 letters
devotional4, worshipful3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy2 = 2 syllables).