Awe

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1. Noun

Dread; great fear mingled with respect.

2. Noun

The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.

3. Verb

To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.

4. Noun

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone

5. Noun

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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