| 词汇 | godliness |
| 释义 | godliness noun[ U ] uk /ˈɡɒd.li.nəs/ us /ˈɡɑːd.li.nəs/ the quality of being godly (= obeying and respecting God): 虔诚，敬畏上帝之心 Her expression spoke of godliness and inner suffering, bravery and sympathy for others.她的表情透露着虔诚和内心的煎熬，也不乏勇气和同情心。 They employed their money and influence to promote godliness.他们出钱出力，宣扬敬虔。 See godly Promoting godliness in a secular age is no longer the only challenge for some of Canada's clergy. It's his ambition rather than his godliness that causes him to put his family low down on his list of priorities.. If cleanliness is next to Godliness, then most teenagers are atheists. Worshipping a god adoration adore churchgoing deification deify devotionally devout devoutly devoutness glory godly idolater pious piously practising praise prostrate worship worshipper Examples of godlinessgodliness Like ' honour ' or ' godliness ' for earlier periods, ' politeness ' helps us map the culture broadly conceived. Reliance on one's word went with recognition of one's honour, virtue, and godliness. But one needed to be discriminating when assigning value to the uses of godliness. From these one may expect social improvement and personal, marital, and family prosperity and happiness, along with virtue and godliness. He has heard rumour that property will be redistributed according to professions of godliness, and thus will be held only through the favour of tyrants. But what is striking about the note is not just its palpable godliness, but its overt predestinarianism. It is full of godliness, goodness and cleanliness, but has nothing to do with industrial relations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been told that cleanliness is next to godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He would have difficulty in preaching that cleanliness was next to godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always believed that cleanliness is next to godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is often said that cleanliness is next to godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that quiet is next to godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot mix with them for more than a few minutes without feeling that here is a touch of godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all in favour of stability of exchange rates, just as we are all in favour of godliness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cleanliness is said to be next to godliness, and there is bound to be considerable increase in the use of water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of godliness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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