Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gods-fearing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: god-s-fear-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

attentive and respectful of deities.

Example Sentences

"2012, Gardner Dozois, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 13, Constable & Robinson Ltd, link She shuddered fastidiously at the idea of being a Christian instead of a godsfearing Roman pagan and changed the subject"

Inflected Forms

more gods-fearing (comparative) most gods-fearing (superlative)

Questions

What does gods-fearing mean?: attentive and respectful of deities.

How to pronounce gods-fearing

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