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Webster 1913 Edition

god"fear`ing,

Adj.

Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; devoutly religious.

Syn. – devout, pious.

A brave

god-fearing

man.

Tennyson.

See also: godfearing and god-fearing

God-fearing ‎(comparative more God-fearing, superlative most God-fearing)

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and His authority.
Margie married Bill, a good, God-fearing Christian.‎
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 10, in The Celebrity:
  The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.

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

See also: godfearing and God-fearing

god-fearing ‎(comparative more god-fearing, superlative most god-fearing)