gottselig.
devout, pious, godly; now hardly of persons, slightly less odd of deeds, lifestyles etc.
Meaning & usage
devout, pious, godly; now hardly of persons, slightly less odd of deeds, lifestyles etc.
ein gottseliges Leben führen
pietistic, filled with deep religiosity, possibly rapturous or zealous
emphatic form of selig (“late, having died in God's mercy”)
Where this word comes from
From Gott (“God”) + selig (“blissful, blessed”, older also “gracious, pious”). Coined by Luther in the 16th century. He intended it to express the simple, natural piety of a true believer who performs good works only to honour God (neither hoping for reward nor fearing punishment). It was accordingly at first restricted to Protestant parlance, but then also entered Catholic use. Already by the 18th century it began to become dated.
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