godfearing

godfearing

See also: god-fearing and God-fearing

English

Etymology

god +‎ fearing

Adjective

godfearing (comparative more godfearing, superlative most godfearing)

1. Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
2. Devout; pious; very religious.

Derived terms

• godfearingly
• godfearingness

Translations

obedient to a deity

Danish: gudfrygtig Dutch: godvrezende (nl) German: gottesfürchtig

Russian: богобоязненный (ru) (bogobojaznennyj) Swedish: gudfruktig (sv)

religiously devout

Danish: gudfrygtig Dutch: godvrezende (nl) German: gottesfürchtig

Hungarian: istenfélő (hu) Swedish: gudfruktig (sv) Vietnamese: ngoan đạo (vi)