'AWE' definitions:
Definition of 'awe'
(from WordNet)
noun
An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
noun
A feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence, awe, veneration]
verb
Inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
Synonyms of 'awe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abject fear,
- admiration,
- adoration,
- affright,
- alarm,
- amaze,
- amazement,
- apotheosis,
- appall,
- appreciation,
- approbation,
- approval,
- astonish,
- astonishment,
- astound,
- astoundment,
- awestrike,
- be widely reputed,
- bedaze,
- bedazzle,
- beguilement,
- bewilder,
- bewilderment,
- blue funk,
- boggle,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- breathless adoration,
- breathless wonder,
- command respect,
- confound,
- consideration,
- consternation,
- courtesy,
- cowardice,
- daunt,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- deference,
- deification,
- deter,
- discourage,
- dishearten,
- dismay,
- dread,
- dumbfound,
- dumbfounder,
- dumbfoundment,
- duty,
- esteem,
- estimation,
- exaggerated respect,
- fascination,
- favor,
- faze,
- fear,
- flabbergast,
- freeze,
- fright,
- funk,
- great respect,
- have prestige,
- hero worship,
- high regard,
- homage,
- honor,
- horrification,
- horrify,
- horror,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- inspire respect,
- marvel,
- marveling,
- overawe,
- overwhelm,
- panic,
- panic fear,
- paralyze,
- perplex,
- petrify,
- phobia,
- prestige,
- puzzlement,
- rank high,
- regard,
- respect,
- reverence,
- reverential regard,
- scare,
- scare stiff,
- scare to death,
- sense of mystery,
- sense of wonder,
- shake,
- shock,
- spook,
- stagger,
- stampede,
- stand high,
- startle,
- stop,
- strike dead,
- strike dumb,
- strike terror into,
- strike with wonder,
- stun,
- stupefaction,
- stupefy,
- surprise,
- terrify,
- terror,
- terrorize,
- unholy dread,
- veneration,
- wonder,
- wonderment,
- worship
Acronyms for 'awe'
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