God-fearingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdˌfɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdˌfɪrɪŋ/

Forms: see god n. and int. and fearing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: god n., fearing adj.

Etymology: < god n. + fearing adj., apparently originally after German gottesfürchtig (in Luther as gotsforchtig , gottsfürchtig : compare Godfrighty adj.). Compare earlier Godfright adj. and Godfrighty adj.

Characterized by deep respect for God; deeply or earnestly religious.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [adjective]

GodfrightOE

goodOE

ghostlyOE

Godfrightya1225

seelya1225

devout?c1225

piteousc1300

spiritualc1384

graciousa1387

godlyc1390

pitifulc1449

inwardc1450

piousc1450

evangelica1475

servantly1503

obedientiala1513

Christian1526

well-believing1529

God-fearing1548

resigneda1555

heavenly minded1569

timorate1570

Godfull1593

pious1595

fearful1597

devoutful1598

devotea1625

serious1684

unctuous1742

theopathetic1749

fire-spirited1845

theopathic1846

unctional1849

interior1854

devotionate1864

sacramental1874

pi1891

1548 tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. B What wyl ye laye, yf the masse as then do not fall by her selfe..amonge all ryghteous, godly, discrete, God fearynge hertes?

1618 J. Vicars Prospectiue Glasse sig. B3 The God-fearing, and Sin-flying Sheepe, Which did Christs Lawes and Heasts sincerely keepe.

a1695 H. Pendlebury Bks. Opened (1696) 37 Art thou a God-fearing Man or Woman?

1775 Ensign of Peace 109 And let their religions be what they will, they [sc. Indians] are in general a God fearing people.

1835 in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 492 A good, God-fearing man was he.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 87 Those honest, diligent, and godfearing yeomen and artisans, who are the true strength of a nation.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 7 A grave and staid God-fearing man.

1912 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 23 118 A libidinous individual who entertained God-fearing notions.

1948 Hindustan Times 9 May 2/4 (advt.) God fearing gent for a refugee girl of 20.

1990 A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 18 The wolverine is nature's most ferocious and violent animal, but seems only the pettiest punk next to passive, God-fearing homo-sapiens.

2007 Independent 21 June (Extra section) 2/2 The God-fearing congregation of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.

Derivatives

ˈgodfearingness n. rare

ΚΠ

1894 S. A. Brooke Tennyson xi. 386 Arden's godfearingness is not uncommon.

1972 Stud. in Renaissance 19 9 To use Newton as a reference: who cares about his godfearingness? Were not his physics modern, even though he retained the prime-mover, and prayed to him assiduously?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

That fears; often in combination with prefixed object, as in ghost-fearing, God-fearing: see the nouns.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective]

affrightedOE

ofdreadOE

afearedOE

offearedlOE

radc1175

frightya1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

afraidc1380

frayeda1400

wrotha1400

afearc1410

ghastful1422

fleyedc1425

afleyeda1500

a flighta1535

effrayed1553

flight-given?1611

hareda1618

frighted1647

affrightened1649

frighteneda1721

scared1725

intimidated1727

frightsome1827

scary1827

funked1831

fearing1837

funked out1859

fearsome1863

chickenshit1940

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 14 The aristocratic is..the fearing, while the democratic is the hoping, party.

单词	god-fearing
释义	God-fearingadj. Brit. /ˈɡɒdˌfɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌfɪrɪŋ/ Forms: see god n. and int. and fearing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; apparently originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: god n., fearing adj. Etymology: < god n. + fearing adj., apparently originally after German gottesfürchtig (in Luther as gotsforchtig , gottsfürchtig : compare Godfrighty adj.). Compare earlier Godfright adj. and Godfrighty adj. Characterized by deep respect for God; deeply or earnestly religious. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [adjective] GodfrightOE goodOE ghostlyOE Godfrightya1225 seelya1225 devout?c1225 piteousc1300 spiritualc1384 graciousa1387 godlyc1390 pitifulc1449 inwardc1450 piousc1450 evangelica1475 servantly1503 obedientiala1513 Christian1526 well-believing1529 God-fearing1548 resigneda1555 heavenly minded1569 timorate1570 Godfull1593 pious1595 fearful1597 devoutful1598 devotea1625 serious1684 unctuous1742 theopathetic1749 fire-spirited1845 theopathic1846 unctional1849 interior1854 devotionate1864 sacramental1874 pi1891 1548 tr. M. Luther Chiefe Articles Christen Faythe sig. B What wyl ye laye, yf the masse as then do not fall by her selfe..amonge all ryghteous, godly, discrete, God fearynge hertes? 1618 J. Vicars Prospectiue Glasse sig. B3 The God-fearing, and Sin-flying Sheepe, Which did Christs Lawes and Heasts sincerely keepe. a1695 H. Pendlebury Bks. Opened (1696) 37 Art thou a God-fearing Man or Woman? 1775 Ensign of Peace 109 And let their religions be what they will, they [sc. Indians] are in general a God fearing people. 1835 in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 492 A good, God-fearing man was he. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 87 Those honest, diligent, and godfearing yeomen and artisans, who are the true strength of a nation. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 7 A grave and staid God-fearing man. 1912 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 23 118 A libidinous individual who entertained God-fearing notions. 1948 Hindustan Times 9 May 2/4 (advt.) God fearing gent for a refugee girl of 20. 1990 A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 18 The wolverine is nature's most ferocious and violent animal, but seems only the pettiest punk next to passive, God-fearing homo-sapiens. 2007 Independent 21 June (Extra section) 2/2 The God-fearing congregation of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Derivatives ˈgodfearingness n. rare ΚΠ 1894 S. A. Brooke Tennyson xi. 386 Arden's godfearingness is not uncommon. 1972 Stud. in Renaissance 19 9 To use Newton as a reference: who cares about his godfearingness? Were not his physics modern, even though he retained the prime-mover, and prayed to him assiduously? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas God-fearing That fears; often in combination with prefixed object, as in ghost-fearing, God-fearing: see the nouns. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] affrightedOE ofdreadOE afearedOE offearedlOE radc1175 frightya1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 afraidc1380 frayeda1400 wrotha1400 afearc1410 ghastful1422 fleyedc1425 afleyeda1500 a flighta1535 effrayed1553 flight-given?1611 hareda1618 frighted1647 affrightened1649 frighteneda1721 scared1725 intimidated1727 frightsome1827 scary1827 funked1831 fearing1837 funked out1859 fearsome1863 chickenshit1940 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 14 The aristocratic is..the fearing, while the democratic is the hoping, party. extracted from fearingadj. < adj.1548 as lemmas
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God-fearingadj.

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