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God-fearing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From God + fearing, likely a continuation (in altered form) of earlier Middle English goddfrihti, gode-frigti (“god-fearing”), variants of Middle English godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht, from Old English godfyrht, godefriht (“god-fearing”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts, “god-fearing, devout”).

Meanings

1. Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.
   • Margie married Bill, a good, God-fearing Christian.
   • The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

God-fearingness

Relateds

goddess · god · Goddess · God · gods-fearing

Translations (34)

el θεοφοβούμενος (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · es temeroso de Dios (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · es pío (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · uk богобоязки́й (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · pt devoto (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · hu istenfélő (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · sv gudfruktig (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · ru богобоя́зненный (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · tl may takot sa Diyos (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · la sanctus (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · pt temente a Deus (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · be богабая́зны (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · de gottesfürchtig (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · pl bogobojny (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · fr craignant Dieu (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · fr religieux (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · ru богобоязли́вый (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · la pius (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · it timorato di Dio (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · fi jumalaapelkäävä (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · he יְרֵא אֱלקִים (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · ckb خواترس (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · uk богобоя́зний (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · mk богобојазлив (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · kmr xwedêtirs (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · pl pobożny (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · pt pio (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · ar تَقِيّ (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · nl godvrezend (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · uk богобоязли́вий (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · alt кудайлу (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · es devoto (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · nb gudfryktig (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority) · ar وَرِع (following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority)