Definition
The comparative form of 'godly'; more devout, pious, or showing greater reverence for God.
Etymology
From 'godly' (Old English 'godlic', meaning 'divine' or 'pious') + comparative suffix '-er'. Originally meant 'god-like' but came to mean 'devout' or 'religious.'
Kelly Says
Puritans obsessed over ranking people's godliness—sermons would describe some people as 'godlier' than others, creating a spiritual social hierarchy that influenced everything from business dealings to marriage prospects.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር ላይ በጣም
eg-zi-a-be-her la-i ba-tam
ARالعربية
أكثر تقوى
ak-thar ta-qwa
BNবাংলা
অধিক পবিত্র
adh-ik pa-bithr
CACatalà
més devot
mes de-vot
CSČeština
světec
s-ve-tec
DADansk
mere gudfrydefuld
mehr gud-fry-de-fuld
DEDeutsch
frommer
ˈfʁoːmər
ELΕλληνικά
πιο θεῖος
pee-o the-os
ESEspañol
más piadoso
mas pee-ah-do-so
FAفارسی
بیشتر پious
dah-ster pee-us
FISuomi
jumalallisempaa
ju-ma-la-li-sem-paa
FRFrançais
plus pieux
plü pye
HEעברית
צדיק יותר
tzad-ik ye-ter
HIहिन्दी
अधिक पवित्र
adhik pa-vitr
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih saleh
le-bih sa-leh
ITItaliano
più pio
pì pio
KO한국어
더 신성한
deo shin-seong-han
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih saleh
le-bih sa-leh
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ ကြီး
pyi-thu kree
NLNederlands
godvruchter
god-vruk-ter
NONorsk
mer gudfrydefull
mer gud-fry-de-full
PLPolski
bardziej pobożny
bɔ-rɔ-dz-i pɔ-bɔ-ʐ-n-i
PTPortuguês
mais piedoso
mais pee-doh-so
RORomână
mai evlavios
mai eh-vla-vios
RUРусский
более благочестивый
bo-lee bla-go-che-st-viy
SVSvenska
gudstridigare
gud-strid-i-ga-re
SWKiswahili
mtakatifu zaidi
m-ta-ka-ti-fu za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
அより பக்தி
a-ri ba-kthi
TEతెలుగు
అధిక పవిత్ర
adhika pa-vitra
THไทย
ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ยิ่ง
sak-dit-sit yee-ng
TLTL
masalasa
ma-sa-la-sa
TRTürkçe
da daha dindar
da daha din-dar
UKУкраїнська
більш побожний
bil-sh po-bozh-nyy
URاردو
زیادہ متقی
zee-ada muta-qi
VITiếng Việt
phước hạnh hơn
phuc-hoc hon