different between faithful vs godly

English

Alternative forms

• faithfull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English feithful, equivalent to faith +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe??.f?l/

Adjective

faithful (comparative faithfuler or more faithful, superlative faithfulest or most faithful)

1. Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

2. Having faith.
   • 2009, Paul Lakeland, Church: Living Communion (page 162)

     The application of the old discipline, say the conservatives, would probably produce a smaller but more faithful Church.

3. Reliable; worthy of trust.

4. Consistent with reality.

5. Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
   • 1976, "Missouri Breakers"[1]

     She wanted to be free to explore casual affairs, but her man had to be faithful .

6. (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.

Derived terms

• faithfully
• faithfulness

Translations

See also

• go to the wall for someone
• stand by
• true

Noun

faithful (plural faithfuls)

1. (in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

2. Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.

English

Etymology

god +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???dli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???dli/
• Hyphenation: god?ly

Adjective

godly (comparative godlier or more godly, superlative godliest or most godly)

1. Of or pertaining to a god

   her godly powers = her superhuman powers

2. Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.

   • For godly sorrow worketh repentance.
3. Gloriously good.

Derived terms

• godlily
• godliness
• ungodly

Translations

Adverb

godly (comparative more godly, superlative most godly)

1. In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

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

Anagrams

• Gloyd, Goldy, dogly, goldy