Meanings
nounGod-fearer (plural God-fearers)
plural God-fearers · alternative Godfearer
- A God-fearing person.
- historicalChristianityA member of a class of non-Jewish sympathizers to Second Temple Judaism, mentioned in the New Testament and other contemporary sources.
Translations
French craignant-Dieu
- craignant-DieuGod-fearer
German Gottesfürchtiger, Gottesfürchtige
- GottesfürchtigerGod-fearer
- GottesfürchtigeGod-fearer
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APA
God-fearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God-fearer
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“God-fearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God-fearer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “God-fearer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/God-fearer.
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