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godliness |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: godliness n : piety by virtue of being a godly person [ant: {ungodliness}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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.
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