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German
Etymology
gottselig + -keit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔtzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Gott‧se‧lig‧keit
Noun
Gottseligkeit f (genitive Gottseligkeit, no plural)
- piety, godliness
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Titus 1:1 (with KJV translation)
Paulus, ein Knecht Gottes und ein Apostel Jesu Christi, nach dem Glauben der Auserwählten Gottes und der Erkenntnis der Wahrheit zur Gottseligkeit,- Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness,
Declension
Declension of Gottseligkeit
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