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==Etymology==
Middle [[English]], from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, [[Greek]] achos [[pain]]
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 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
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