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awe

1. awe \'o.\ n [ME, fr. ON agi; akin to OE ege awe, Gk achos pain] obs  1: 
   DREAD, TERROR  archaic  2: the power to inspire dread  3a: profound and 
   reverent fear inspired by deity  3b: abashed fear inspired by authority or 
   power  3c: fearful veneration inspired by something sacred or mysterious  
   3d: reverent wonder tinged with fear inspired by the sublime 
2. awe vt 1: to inspire with awe  2: to control or check by inspiring with 
   awe