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Added 10 October 2026

godfearing

adjective

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Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
Devout; pious; very religious.

Origin

From god + fearing, likely an alteration of Middle English goddfrihti (“god-fearing”, literally “god-frighty”) and god-friht (“god-fearing”) (whence modern English god-fright), from Old English godfyrht (“god-fearing”). Compare Old High German gotforht (“god-fearing”).

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