Definition
The quality of being pious, devout, or reverent; behaving in a way that shows respect for God or religious principles.
Etymology
'God' is from Old English 'god' (deity), and '-liness' comes from the Old English suffix '-lice' meaning 'like' or 'in the manner of.' So 'godliness' literally means 'god-like' behavior, eventually settling to mean religious devotion.
Kelly Says
There's a famous saying, 'Cleanliness is next to godliness,' which isn't actually in the Bible—a clergyman made it up in the 1700s, proving that even wisdom about godliness gets misattributed if it sounds pious enough.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር (egzi'abiher)
eg-zi-a-bi-her
ARالعربية
الالهية (al-ilahīyah)
al-i-la-hi-yah
BNবাংলা
দৈবত্ব (daivatva)
doi-vat-va
CACatalà
divinitat
di-vi-ni-tat
CSČeština
božskost
bo-zh-skost
DADansk
guddommelighed
gud-dom-me-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Gottesgütigkeit
got-tes-g-u-tig-keit
ELΕλληνικά
θεότητα (theotota)
the-o-to-ta
ESEspañol
piadosidad
pia-do-si-dad
FAفارسی
الهی (ilahi)
i-la-hi
FISuomi
jumalallisuus
ju-ma-la-lis-uus
GUGU
દેવत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
HEעברית
אלוהות (elohaut)
e-lo-haut
HIहिन्दी
देवत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
HUMagyar
istenesség
is-te-nes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keilahian
kai-la-hian
JA日本語
神聖さ (shinsei-sa)
shin-sei-sa
KO한국어
신성함 (sinseongham)
sin-seong-ham
MRMR
देवत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
MSBahasa Melayu
keilahian
kai-la-hian
MYမြန်မာ
တကြီးသူ (ta-gyi-thu)
ta-gyi-thu
NLNederlands
goddelijkheid
god-de-lijk-heid
NONorsk
guddommelighet
gud-dom-me-li-ghet
PAPA
ਖਾਲਕ (khaalq)
khaal-q
PLPolski
boskość
bos-kows-t
PTPortuguês
piedade
pee-da-de
RORomână
divinitate
di-vi-ni-tate
RUРусский
божественность
bo-zhe-stven-nost'
SVSvenska
gudomlighet
gud-om-li-ght
SWKiswahili
uunguaji
oo-ng-oo-a-ji
TAதமிழ்
இறைமை (iraimai)
i-rai-mai
TEతెలుగు
దైవత్వం (daivatvam)
dai-vat-vam
THไทย
ความเป็นพระ (khwam pen phra)
kwam pen pra
TRTürkçe
tanrısalık
tan-ri-sa-lik
UKУкраїнська
божественність
bo-zhe-stv-en-nist'
URاردو
اللہی (allahī)
al-la-hi
VITiếng Việt
thánh thiện
than-thien
ZH中文
神圣 (shèngshèng)
shen-sheng
ZUZU
ukuthakazulu
oo-koo-tha-ka-zu-loo