Godly vs Sainted - What's the difference?

Godly is a related term of sainted.

As adjectives the difference between godly and sainted

is that godly is of or pertaining to a god while sainted is of or pertaining to a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

As an adverb godly

is in a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

As a verb sainted is

(saint).

godly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)

Of or pertaining to a god

her godly powers = her superhuman powers

Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.

* Bible, 2 Corinthians vii. 10

For godly sorrow worketh repentance.

* 1809 , Jonathan Edwards, The Works of President Edwards

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 ...

Gloriously good.

Adverb

(en adverb)

In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. — 2. Tim. iii. 12.

Anagrams

sainted

English

Verb

(head)

(saint)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or pertaining to a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.

(Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased).

My sainted mother never had an evening dress.

Synonyms

* (pertaining to a saint) blessed, holy * (of a deceased person) of blessed memory, late, late lamented