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ˈGod-ˌfearing, ppl. a.
That fears God, deeply religious.
1835in Gentl. Mag. Nov. 492 A good, God-fearing man was he. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xi. III. 87 Those honest, diligent, and godfearing yeomen and artisans, who are the true strength of a nation. 1864Tennyson En. Ard. 112 A grave and staid God-fearing man.
Hence ˈgodfearingness. nonce-wd.
1894S. A. Brooke Tennyson xi. 386 Arden's godfearingness is not uncommon. |