Godfearing
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
- 2 Devout; pious; very religious.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From god + fearing, likely an alteration of Middle English goddfrihti (“god-fearing”, literally “god-frighty”) and god-friht (“god-fearing”) (whence modern English god-fright), from Old English godfyrht (“god-fearing”). Compare Old High German gotforht (“god-fearing”).