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ˈawfulness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
1. The quality of inspiring with awe; terribleness, dreadfulness; impressive solemnity.
a1300E.E. Psalter cxlv. 6 Might of þine aghfulnesses sal þai sai. 1651Baxter Inf. Bapt. 131 Where will be the solemn engagement and awfulness of Baptism? 1758S. Hayward Serm. xvi. 479 The awfulness of falling into the hands of an angry God. 1870Hawthorne Eng. Note-Bks. (1879) I. 104 The cold awfulness of an American judge.
2. The state of being full of awe; profound reverence, awe. arch. or Obs.
a1617Hieron Wks. 1634 II. 436 An outward submissiuenesse without an inward awfulnesse were but hypocrisie. 1703Maundrell Journ. Jerus. (1721) 30 Tender'd to all the Guests..with the greatest care, and awfulness imaginable. 1712Addison Spect. No. 415 ⁋6 Every thing that is Majestick imprints an Awfulness and Reverence on the Mind. |