# gottselig

gottselig is a German adjective meaning “devout”. Forms: gottseliger, am gottseligsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: gottseliger
- Superlative: am gottseligsten

## In other languages

- Русский: благочестивый, набожный

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ devout, pious, godly; now hardly of persons, slightly less odd of deeds, lifestyles etc.
   - ein gottseliges Leben führen — to lead a devout life
2. _archaic · derogatory_ pietistic, filled with deep religiosity, possibly rapturous or zealous

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