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awe | '''awe''' | ||
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.