God-fearing
Americanadjective
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deeply respectful or fearful of God.
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(sometimes lowercase) deeply religious; pious; devout.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of God-fearing
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Like many of Walterboro’s roughly 5,400 inhabitants, she described Hill as a quintessential Southern belle—churchgoing, God-fearing and ready with a smile or an offer of sweet tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
To hear it from Reagan, Afghanistan was one of the most beautiful, freedom-loving and God-fearing places in the world.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
“He is God-fearing, extremely passionate about soccer, and a mentor to his little brothers. He was just a friend that his friends could rely on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
"These were God-fearing people, chapel was everything to them."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
These God-fearing Calvinists formed a wall of colonization for the new United States.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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