fear, fright; respect, veneration
arouse respect or fear, amaze, intimidate
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(v. t.)
To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
(n.)
The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
(n.)
Dread; great fear mingled with respect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutDread; great fear mingled with respect.
awe
\awe\ (&add;), n. [oe. a&yogh;e, aghe, fr. icel. agi; akin to as. ege, ōga, goth. agis, dan. ave chastisement, fear, gr. 'a`chos pain, distress, from the same root as e. ail. ?3. cf. ugly.]
1. dread; great fear mingled with respect. [obs. or obsolescent] his frown was full of terror, and his voice shook the delinquent with such fits of awe.
2. the emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence. there is an awe in mortals' joy, a deep mysterious fear. to tame the pride of that power which held the continent in awe. the solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with awe -- the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power. j. smith.
similar words(4)
to stand in awe of
awe-struck
awe-stricken
in awe of
Noun
1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
(hypernym) wonder, wonderment, admiration
2. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"
(synonym) fear, reverence, veneration
(hypernym) emotion
Verb
1. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
(hyponym) overawe, cow
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Awe is an emotion comparable to wonder but less joyous, and more fearful or respectful. Awe is defined in Robert Plutchik's Wheel of emotions as a combination of surprise and fear. One dictionary definition is "an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God; in awe of great political figures". Another dictionary definition is a "mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might: We felt awe when contemplating the works of Bach. The observers were in awe of the destructive power of the new weapon."
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Awe is an emotion of respectful wonder.
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