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godly | guilt |

As an adjective godly

is of or pertaining to a god.

As an adverb godly

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

As a noun guilt is

responsibility for wrongdoing.

As a verb guilt is

(obsolete) to commit offenses; act criminally.

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

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    guilt

    English

    (wikipedia guilt)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) gilt, gult, from (etyl) . See (l).

    Noun

    (-)
  • Responsibility for wrongdoing.
  • Awareness of having done wrong.
  • The fact of having done wrong.
  • (legal) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
    • Antonyms
    * innocence
    Derived terms
    * beguilt * guiltless * guiltlessness * guilty * guilt-sick * guilt trip * unguilt
    See also
    * regret * remorse

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) gilten, gylten, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.
  • To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
    • He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.
  • * 1988 , , Healing the shame that binds you ,
    • Shame based parents would have guilted him for expressing anger.
  • * 1992 , , Codependent No More: how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself ,
    • We don't have to be manipulated, guilted , coerced, or forced into anything.
  • * 1995 , , True Betrayals ,
    • But I won't be threatened or bribed or guilted into giving up something that's important to me.