Awe

  • 31awe — n. & v. n. reverential fear or wonder (stand in awe of). v.tr. inspire with awe. Phrases and idioms: awe inspiring causing awe or wonder; amazing, magnificent. Etymology: ME age f. ON agi f. Gmc …

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  • 32AWE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 33awe — [[t]ɔ[/t]] n. v. awed, aw•ing 1) an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, or wonder produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, etc 2) archaic power to inspire fear or reverence 3) Obs. fear or dread 4) to inspire …

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  • 34awe — [13] Old English had the word ege, meaning ‘awe’, but modern English awe is a Scandinavian borrowing; the related Old Norse agi steadily infiltrated the language from the northeast southwards during the Middle Ages. Agi came, like ege, from a… …

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  • 35awe — noun a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. verb inspire with awe. Origin OE ege terror, dread, awe …

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  • 36awe — [13] Old English had the word ege, meaning ‘awe’, but modern English awe is a Scandinavian borrowing; the related Old Norse agi steadily infiltrated the language from the northeast southwards during the Middle Ages. Agi came, like ege, from a… …

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  • 37awe — See: STAND IN AWE OF …

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  • 38awe — See: STAND IN AWE OF …

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  • 39awe — 1. noun /ɔː,ɔ,ɑ/ a) A feeling of fear and reverence. For several minutes no one spoke; I think they must each have been as overcome by awe as was I. All about us was a flora and fauna as strange and wonderful to us as might have been those upon a …

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  • 40awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence …

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