Associations to the word «Godliness»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

GODLINESS, noun. Piety by virtue of being a godly person.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats