godliness

FREQ #41222

n. 虔诚, 敬神, 信仰

发音

UK /ˈɡɒd.li.nəs/
其它
US /ˈɡɑd.li.nəs/

词形变化

godlinesses 复数 godlinesses

别名

godlinesse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.

    虔诚

    可数 不可数

    Bishops, Priests, and Deacons are not commanded by God's laws either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage. Therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve better to godliness.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

ungodliness

上位词 2

piety piousness

相关短语

cleanliness is next to godliness

词源

From godly + -ness.

来源：wiktionary