reverential awe

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• reverential — adjective Date: circa 1555 1. expressing or having a quality of reverence < reverential awe > 2. inspiring reverence • reverentially adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• reverential — reverentiality /rev euh ren shee al i tee/, reverentialness, n. reverentially, adv. /rev euh ren sheuhl/, adj. of the nature of or characterized by reverence; reverent: reverential awe. [1545 55; REVERENT + IAL] * * * …   Universalium

• reverential — rev|er|en|tial [ ,revə renʃl ] adjective FORMAL caused by, or full of, a strong feeling of respect and admiration: He gazed at her in reverential awe. ╾ rev|er|en|tial|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reverential — UK [ˌrevəˈrenʃ(ə)l] / US adjective formal caused by, or full of, a strong feeling of respect and admiration He gazed at her in reverential awe. Derived word: reverentially adverb …   English dictionary

• reverential — /rɛvəˈrɛnʃəl/ (say revuh renshuhl) adjective of the nature of or characterised by reverence; reverent: reverential awe. {Medieval Latin reverentiālis, inferred from parallels in French, Italian and Spanish} –reverentially, adverb …  

• Awe — ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. a chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reverential — Rev er*en tial, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]v[ e]renciel. See {Reverence}.] Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe. A reverential esteem of things sacred. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• awe — /ɔ / (say aw) noun 1. respectful or reverential fear, inspired by what is grand or sublime: to regard the works of nature with awe. 2. Obsolete a. fear or dread. b. the power to inspire such fear or dread. –verb (t) (awed, awing) 3. to inspire… …  

• awe — n. & v. n. reverential fear or wonder (stand in awe of). v.tr. inspire with awe. Phrases and idioms: awe inspiring causing awe or wonder; amazing, magnificent. Etymology: ME age f. ON agi f. Gmc …   Useful english dictionary

• awe — noun a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. verb inspire with awe. Origin OE ege terror, dread, awe …   English new terms dictionary

• awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …   English dictionary for students