adjective · rare

God-fearing

God-fearing · more God-fearing · most God-fearing

богобоязливий, богобоязний, богобоязкий

богобоязненный, богобоязливый

gottesfürchtig

Following the precepts of a religious practiceFollowing the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

Meaning

1 senses

Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.
Margie married Bill, a good, God-fearing Christian.
gottesfürchtig
богобоя́зненныйbogobojáznennyj, богобоязли́выйbogobojazlívyj
богобоязли́вийbohobojazlývyj, богобоя́знийbohobojáznyj, богобоязки́йbohobojazkýj

More definitions

deeply religious

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority:

Русский

By meaning 1

following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

following the precepts of a religious practice and respects and reveres god and his authority:

Origin

From God + fearing, likely a continuation (in altered form) of earlier Middle English godd

From God + fearing, likely a continuation (in altered form) of earlier Middle English goddfrihti, gode-frigti (“god-fearing”), variants of Middle English godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht, from Old English godfyrht, godefriht (“god-fearing”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts, “god-fearing, devout”).

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