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Other Dictionaries
- New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge [Dictionary edition]
- Easton's Bible Dictionary
- Nave's Topical Bible.
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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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