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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Godliness \God"li*ness\, noun [From {Godly}.] Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.
Godliness is profitable unto all things. --1 Tim. iv. 8.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
godliness
noun: piety by virtue of being a godly person [ant: {ungodliness}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "godliness": Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, Fatherhood, angelicalness, awesomeness, awfulness, beauty of holiness, blessedness, deity, divineness, divinity, fear of God, godhead, godhood, godlikeness, godly-mindedness, godship, goodness, hallowedness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, ineffability, inenarrability, inexpressibility, inviolability, inviolableness, moral rectitude, morale, morality, numinousness, odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, probity, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, rectitude, right conduct, righteousness, sacredness, sacrosanctity, sacrosanctness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seraphicalness, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, unearthliness, unspeakability, unutterability, unworldliness, venerability, venerableness, virtue, virtuousness
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Godliness the whole of practical piety (1 Tim. 4:8; 2 Pet. 1:6). "It supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience." In 1 Tim. 3:16 it denotes the substance of revealed religion.
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