English Explanatory Dictionary

godfearing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

godfearing more godfearing most godfearing

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”).

Synonyms

Allah-fearing godly heavenly-minded devout devoutful frum godfearing inward observant pious piteous practicing religionary sainted sanctimonious

Derived words

godfearingly godfearingness
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