英 [ˈɡɒdlinəs] 美 [ˈɡɑːdlinəs]
n. 虔诚；信仰；敬神
godliness /ˈɡɒdlɪnɪs/
不可数名词 Godliness is the quality of being godly. 虔诚
习语 If someone says that cleanliness is next to godliness, they are referring to the idea that people have a moral duty to keep themselves and their homes clean. 洁净也近乎是一种虔诚。
piety by virtue of being a godly person
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A set period of fasting is supposed to bring us closer to godliness.
通常认为一段固定的斋戒期可以使我们更虔诚。
Cleanliness is next to godliness, they say.
清洁紧挨着“圣洁”，他们说。
He was tried that his godliness might be confirmed.
他受试炼，是为要证实他的敬虔。
True godliness means imitation of God, the exercise of one's power In a manner that is godlike, good, life-affirming and so on.
真正的神性是效仿上帝，施展权力,用与上帝相仿的善良的方式。
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Cleanliness may not be next to godliness, but it is a relatively objective criterion.
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Right here on earth, he insisted, men became saints and even approached godliness.
"Graciousness is next to godliness, " he explains in his recent book, Winners Never Cheat, which publisher Pearson has had translated into 19 languages, including Chinese.