Godly vs Exact - What's the difference?
godly | exact | Related terms |
Of or pertaining to a god
Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.
* Bible, 2 Corinthians vii. 10
* 1809 , Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards
Gloriously good.
In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* 1661 , ,
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.
* Bible, Luke iii. 13
To make desirable or necessary.
* Massinger
To forcibly obtain or produce.
Godly is a related term of exact.
As adjectives the difference between godly and exact
is that godly is of or pertaining to a god while exact is precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.As an adverb godly
is in a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.As a verb exact is
to demand and enforce the payment or performance of.godly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- her godly powers = her superhuman powers
- For godly sorrow worketh repentance.
- If you would know what a man is, whether he be a godly man or not, you must inquire what his God is. If the true God be he whom he respects as his God, ''[...]'' he is doubtless a godly''' man ''[...]'' if the man have some other god, something else to which he pays a greater respect than to , he is not a '''godly man ...
Adverb
(en adverb)- All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.
Anagrams
*exact
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I see thou art exact of taste.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- An exact command, / Larded with many several sorts of reason.
Synonyms
* (precisely agreeing) perfect, true, correct, precise * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) strict * spot onAntonyms
* (precisely agreeing) inexact, imprecise, approximate * (precisely or definitely conceived or stated) looseDerived terms
* exactly * exactness * exact sequenceVerb
(en verb)- to exact tribute, fees, or obedience
- He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
- My designs exact me in another place.
- to exact revenge