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godliness

[ god-lee-nuhs ]

noun

  1. the quality or practice of conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devoutness and moral uprightness:

    To be wise is to live in godliness, reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life.



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Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

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The Dorothy Day way to return “our country to a place of godliness” is not by government order but by the example of living a life of Christian service.

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Trump masks his abhorrent rhetoric in the cloak of godliness because with God on his side, he’s infallible.

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Once again, we see how “Society of the Snow” emphasizes a transferring of spirituality into people and things — consumption is equated with a pervasive sense of godliness, whatever form God takes.

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Whatever happened to “Cleanliness is next to godliness?”

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