godfearing

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adjective

Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.

Similar
Allah-fearinggodlyheavenly-mindeddevoutdevoutfulfruminwardobservant
OriginMiddle English goddfrihti ← Old English godfyrht →
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Meanings

adjectivegodfearing (comparative more godfearing, superlative most 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.

    Synonyms: Allah-fearing, godly, heavenly-minded, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum, heavenly-minded

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDevout; pious; very religious.

Similar
Allah-fearinggodlyheavenly-mindedAllah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulfrumheavenly-mindedinwardgodlyobservantpiouspiteouspracticingreligionarysaintedsanctimonious
Also see
allah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulfrumgodlyheavenly-mindedinwardobservantpiouspiteouspracticingreligionarysaintedsanctimonious

Origin

  1. Old Englishgodfyrht“god-fearing”
  2. Middle Englishgoddfrihti“god-fearing”
  3. Englishgodfearing

From god + fearing, likely an alteration of Middle English goddfrihti (“god-fearing”, literally “god-frighty”) and god-friht (“god-fearing”) (whence modern English god-fright), from Old English godfyrht (“god-fearing”). Compare Old High German gotforht (“god-fearing”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 畏神的, 虔誠的 /虔诚的
  • 畏神的 (wèishén de)obedient to a deity
  • 虔誠的 /虔诚的 (qiánchéng de)religiously devout
Danish gudfrygtig, gudfrygtig
  • gudfrygtigobedient to a deity
  • gudfrygtigreligiously devout
Dutch godvrezend, godvrezende
  • godvrezendobedient to a deity
  • godvrezendereligiously devout
Finnish Jumalaa pelkäävä, jumalaa pelkäävä
  • Jumalaa pelkääväobedient to a deity
  • jumalaa pelkääväobedient to a deity
  • harrasreligiously devout
  • hurskasreligiously devout
  • uskonnollinenreligiously devout
German gottesfürchtig, gottesfürchtig
  • gottesfürchtigobedient to a deity
  • gottesfürchtigreligiously devout
Hungarian istenfélő
  • istenfélőreligiously devout
Polish bogobojny, bogobojny
  • bogobojnyobedient to a deity
  • bogobojnyreligiously devout
  • pobożnyreligiously devout
Russian богобоязненный
  • богобоязненный (bogobojaznennyj)obedient to a deity
Swedish gudfruktig, gudfruktig
  • gudfruktigobedient to a deity
  • gudfruktigreligiously devout
Ukrainian богобоязли́вий, богобоя́зни́й
  • богобоязли́вий (bohobojazlývyj)obedient to a deity
  • богобоя́зни́й (bohobojáznýj)obedient to a deity
  • богобоязки́й (bohobojazkýj)obedient to a deity
Vietnamese ngoan đạo
  • ngoan đạoreligiously devout
Cite this entry
APA

godfearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godfearing

MLA

“godfearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godfearing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “godfearing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/godfearing.

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