awe

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 reverence
3. Obs. terror; dread
vt.
awed, awing
to inspire awe in; fill with awe
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stand in awe of or be in awe of
to respect and fear
SYN.- 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 ]

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