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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Godliness

· God·li·ness · IPA /ˈɡɑd.li.nəs/
01 n. Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.
  1. 1.
    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.