- awe
- awe [ô]n.[ME age, aghe, awe < ON agi < IE base * agh-, to be depressed, afraid > OE ege, Goth agis, Gr achos]1. a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc.2. Archaic the power of inspiring intense fear or fearful reverence3. Obs. terror; dreadvt.awed, awingto inspire awe in; fill with awe——————stand in awe of or be in awe ofto respect and fearSYN.- AWE refers to a feeling of fearful or profound respect or wonder inspired by the greatness, superiority, grandeur, etc. of a person or thing and suggests an immobilizing effect; REVERENCE is applied to a feeling of deep respect mingled with love for something one holds sacred or inviolable and suggests a display of homage, deference, etc.; VENERATION implies worshipful reverence for a person or thing regarded as hallowed or sacred and specifically suggests acts of religious devotion; DREAD, as it comes into comparison here, suggests extreme fear mixed with awe or reverence [a dread of divine retribution ]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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awe — awe·less; awe·some; awe; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; … English syllables
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awe — ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of great respect mixed with fear. ► VERB ▪ inspire with awe. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
