godfearing

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Adjective === godfearing (comparative more godfearing, superlative most godfearing) Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity. Devout; pious; very religious. Synonyms: Allah-fearing, godly, heavenly-minded; see also Thesaurus:devout ==== Derived terms ==== godfearingly godfearingness ==== Translations ====