God-fearing \God"-fear`ing\, a.
Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; devoutly
religious.
Syn: devout, pious.
[1913 Webster]
A brave god-fearing man. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
a god-fearing and law-abiding people. --H. L.
Mencken
[WordNet 1.5] godforsaken
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
god-fearing
adj : devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
H.L.Mencken [syn: devout, pious]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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