godly

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"He was the most godly, humane, kind, gracious human being I think I've ever met," Alex Ryvchin of the Executive Council of Australia Jewry, told reporters at Bondi on Monday morning.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Not that many of them will engage with the actual allegations against Brand, lest their view of him as a godly man get disturbed, but frankly, the details are shocking even in the #MeToo era.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

"Based on godly principles, he loves America. He loves us as individuals," Jonah Jones, 47, said at the Adel rally.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

The subcontinent’s traditions of amateur tussling date back to ancient times—back to the 5th century B.C.—and key figures from Indian epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata are depicted as having godly wrestling skill.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2023

“Ah,” Mary Anne mocked, “the voice of sublime perfection. Was that the godly one? The sainted brother? The perfect son?”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy