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De - Pt| English Dictionary: godliness | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for godliness | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Godliness \God"li*ness\, n. [From {Godly}.] Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety. Godliness is profitable unto all things. --1 Tim. iv. 8. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Godliness the whole of practical piety (1 Tim. 4:8; 2 Pet. 1:6). "It supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience." In 1 Tim. 3:16 it denotes the substance of revealed religion. | |
