Meaning of God-fearing | Babel Free

Definitions

Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

Equivalents

Examples

“Margie married Bill, a good, God-fearing Christian.”

“The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.”

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