Awe
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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