Godfearing

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
  2. 2
    Devout; pious; very religious.

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devotionaldevoutgodlypiousreligiousreverent

Etymology

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”).

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