godliness
/ˈɡɑd.li.nəs/noun
godliness is spelled G-O-D-L-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, godliness means “The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of godliness is godlinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in godliness?
| Letters | 9: G-O-D-L-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is godliness?
Godliness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce godliness?
- UK /ˈɡɒd.li.nəs/
- US /ˈɡɑd.li.nəs/
Godliness has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-godliness.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-godliness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of godliness
- godlinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does godliness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons are not commanded by God's laws either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage. Therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry at their own discretion, as th
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Godliness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition and quality of being godly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piété |
| German | Göttlichkeit |
| Portuguese | religiosidade |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does godliness come from?
From godly + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).