God-fearing

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

piadós

pietós

Sinònims

devotional

devout

godly

pious

religious

reverent

Traduccions

pio

godvrezend

sanctus

devoto

pius

gottesfürchtig

θρήσκος

θεοφοβούμενος

pieux

religieux

craignant Dieu

timorato di Dio

خواناس

castus

sanctimonialis

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb gòtic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃

In summary

From God + fearing, likely a continuation (in altered form) of earlier Middle English goddfrihti, gode-frigti (“god-fearing”), variants of Middle English godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht, from Old English godfyrht, godefriht (“god-fearing”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts, “god-fearing, devout”).