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noun
1.
2.
Archaic. power to inspire fear or reverence.
3.
Obsolete. fear or dread.
verb (used with object)
4.
to inspire with awe.
5.
to influence or restrain by awe.
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Awe
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English aghe, awe < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse agi fear, cognate with Gothic agis, Old English ege, Greek áchos pain
1250–1300; Middle English aghe, awe < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse agi fear, cognate with Gothic agis, Old English ege, Greek áchos pain
Related forms
out·awe, verb (used with object), -awed, -aw·ing.
Synonyms
1. wonder, veneration.
1. wonder, veneration.
Antonyms
1. apathy; contempt.
1. apathy; contempt.
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Example Sentences
- Revealing and concealing at the same time, this book visits upon the reader the awe and mystery of an almost sacred initiation.
- My young friend looked at me with a mixture of awe and compassion.
- For anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens in awe, this is a book to treasure.
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Word Origin & History
awe
c.1200, from O.N. agi "fright," from P.Gmc. *agiz- (cf. O.E. ege "fear," O.H.G. agiso "fright, terror," Goth. agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cf. Gk. akhos "pain, grief"), from base *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with veneration"
EXPANDis due to biblical use with ref. to the Supreme Being. The verb is first attested c.1300. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.
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