GOD'LY, adjective [god-like] Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws. 1. Living in obedience to God's commands, from a principle of love to him and reverence of his character and precepts; religious; righteous; as a godly person. 2. Pious; conformed to God's law; as a godly life. GOD'LY, adverb Piously; righteously. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI