Astoundment

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    amazement uncountable

    "With what astoundment would ye, if ye were alive with your merely human perfections, listen to the creed of our, so called, rational religionists!"

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admirationamazementawefascinationmarvelsurprise

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"With what astoundment would ye, if ye were alive with your merely human perfections, listen to the creed of our, so called, rational religionists!"

Etymology

From astound + -ment.

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