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GODHEAD (Acts 17:29; Romans 1:20; Colossians 2:9), the essential being or the nature of God.

GODLINESS the whole of practical piety (1 Timothy 4:8; 2 Peter 1:6). “It supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience.” In 1 Timothy 3:16 it denotes the substance of revealed religion.