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AWE, n. aw. Gr. to be astonished. | AWE, n. aw. Gr. to be astonished. | ||
| - | 1. Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear. | + | :1. Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear. |
| - | Stand in awe and sin not. Ps. 4. | + | :Stand in awe and sin not. Ps. 4. |
| - | 2. Fear; dread inspired by something great, or terrific. | + | :2. Fear; dread inspired by something great, or terrific. |
AWE, v.t. To strike with fear and reverence; to influence by fear, terror or respect; as, his majesty awed them into silence. | AWE, v.t. To strike with fear and reverence; to influence by fear, terror or respect; as, his majesty awed them into silence. | ||
| - | awed | + | '''awed''' |
AW'ED, pp. Struck with fear; influenced by fear or reverence. | AW'ED, pp. Struck with fear; influenced by fear or reverence. | ||
| - | awful | + | '''awful''' |
AWFUL, a. awe and full. | AWFUL, a. awe and full. | ||
| - | 1. That strikes with awe; that fills with profound reverence; as the awful majesty of Jehovah. | + | :1. That strikes with awe; that fills with profound reverence; as the awful majesty of Jehovah. |
| - | 2. That fills with terror and dread; as the awful approach of death. | + | :2. That fills with terror and dread; as the awful approach of death. |
| - | 3. Struck with awe; scrupulous. | + | :3. Struck with awe; scrupulous. |
| - | A weak and awful reverence for antiquity. | + | :A weak and awful reverence for antiquity. |
| - | Shakespeare uses it for worshipful, inspiring respect by authority or dignity. | + | :Shakespeare uses it for worshipful, inspiring respect by authority or dignity. |
| - | Our common people use this word in the sense of frightful, ugly, detestable. | + | :Our common people use this word in the sense of frightful, ugly, detestable. |
| - | awfulness | + | '''awfulness''' |
AW'FULNESS, n. | AW'FULNESS, n. | ||
| - | 1. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, "the awfulness of this sacred place." | + | :1. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, "the awfulness of this sacred place." |
| - | 2. The state of being struck with awe. | + | :2. The state of being struck with awe. |
| - | A help to prayer, producing in us reverence and awfulness. | + | :A help to prayer, producing in us reverence and awfulness. |
| - | Not legitimate. | + | :Not legitimate. |
Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828. | Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828. | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 29 January 2016
awe
AWE, n. aw. Gr. to be astonished.
- 1. Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear.
- Stand in awe and sin not. Ps. 4.
- 2. Fear; dread inspired by something great, or terrific.
AWE, v.t. To strike with fear and reverence; to influence by fear, terror or respect; as, his majesty awed them into silence.
awed
AW'ED, pp. Struck with fear; influenced by fear or reverence.
awful
AWFUL, a. awe and full.
- 1. That strikes with awe; that fills with profound reverence; as the awful majesty of Jehovah.
- 2. That fills with terror and dread; as the awful approach of death.
- 3. Struck with awe; scrupulous.
- A weak and awful reverence for antiquity.
- Shakespeare uses it for worshipful, inspiring respect by authority or dignity.
- Our common people use this word in the sense of frightful, ugly, detestable.
awfulness
AW'FULNESS, n.
- 1. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, "the awfulness of this sacred place."
- 2. The state of being struck with awe.
- A help to prayer, producing in us reverence and awfulness.
- Not legitimate.
Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
