Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the fear of god into

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
put the fear of -god in-to
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.

verb

To cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.

verb

To cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

puts the fear of God into (present, singular) putting the fear of God into (participle, present) rub the fear of God into (alternative)

Questions

What does put the fear of god into mean?
To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.

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