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adj
Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Devout; pious; very religious.
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Synonyms: Allah-fearing, godly, heavenly-minded, devout, devoutful, frum, godfearing, inward, observant, pious, piteous, practicing, religionary, sainted, sanctimonious
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
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