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Awe

noun

An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.

A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. Synonyms: fear, reverence, veneration. "The Chinese reverence for the dead" , "The French treat food with gentle reverence" , "His respect for the law bordered on veneration"

verb

(past & past part. awed; pres. part. awing)

Inspire awe in.

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"Awe" Quotes from Famous Books

... rainbow on thy forehead, and the cloud Mantled around thy feet. And he doth give Thy voice of thunder power to speak of him Eternally,—bidding the lip of man Keep silence,—and upon thine altar pour Incense of awe-struck praise." ...

— By Water to the Columbian Exposition • Johanna S. Wisthaler

... of some of the men—notably the brutal, black sergeant, Usanga. His own woman was of the party—a veritable giantess, a virago of the first magnitude—and she was evidently the only thing in the world of which Usanga stood in awe. Even though she was particularly cruel to the young woman, the latter believed that she was her sole protection from the ...

— Tarzan the Untamed • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... at the fork of the valley. Here they gazed with astonishment and awe at the stupendous precipice which reared its colossal front before them and which seemed effectually ...

— Rollo in Switzerland • Jacob Abbott

... reflected, starry light and passed it on till it merged in the silvery pathway of the moon, which, as Phil had prophesied, was at its height. She sat quite still, realizing as she had never done before the utter grandeur, the awe-inspiring majesty of ...

— Lucile Triumphant • Elizabeth M. Duffield

... of sacred awe, Before Jehovah stood, And, with an humble, fervent prayer, For guilty ...

— Hymns for Christian Devotion - Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination • J.G. Adams

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