God-fearing
English
adj
Definitions
- (religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and His authority.
Etymology
Affix from English God + English fearing derived from Middle English goddfrihti, godfriht derived from Old English godfyrht.
Origin
Old English
godfyrht
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- God English
- God botherer English
- God wink English
- Goddy English
- Godsome English
- Godward English
- Son of God English
- bell curve god English
- fearing English
- fearingly English
- goddamn English
- goddidit English
- goddist English
- godfearing English
- godsent English
- godwards English
- unfearing English
- *gudafurhtaz Proto-Germanic
- ゴッド Japanese
- godfyrht Old English
- God Middle English
- goddfrihti Middle English
- godfriht Middle English
- 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌿𐌸 Gothic
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- God Volapük
- God Tok Pisin
- Diyin God Navajo, Navaho
- Gado Sranan Tongo
- Kot Chuukese
- Koht Pohnpeian