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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Middle [[English]], from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, [[Greek]] achos [[pain]] | Middle [[English]], from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, [[Greek]] achos [[pain]] | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : an [[emotion]] variously combining dread, veneration, and [[wonder]] that is [[inspired]] by [[authority]] or by the [[sacred]] or [[sublime]] <stood in awe of the king> <regard [[nature]]'s wonders with awe> | *1 : an [[emotion]] variously combining dread, veneration, and [[wonder]] that is [[inspired]] by [[authority]] or by the [[sacred]] or [[sublime]] <stood in awe of the king> <regard [[nature]]'s wonders with awe> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:40, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, Greek achos pain
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime <stood in awe of the king> <regard nature's wonders with awe>
- 2 archaic a : dread, terror
- b : the power to inspire dread
