God-fearinglyadv.
/ˈɡɒdˌfɪərɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌfɪrɪŋli/ In a manner characterized by deep respect for God; in a deeply religious way.
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1860 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 11 Aug. 3/6 Do not delay. Do not let those foolish, empty excuses which delude others delude you. Come at once humbly, hopefully, prayerfully, God-fearingly and self-distrustingly.
1899 J. H. Rigg Oxf. High Anglicanism (ed. 2) 404 If, from point to point, the wise and equitable thing is Godfearingly carried out.
1939 G. Catlin Anglo-Saxony & its Trad. vi. 228 The characteristic of much English mysticism..is moralistic, rather than religious... It walks God-fearingly, reassuring itself that those once in grace can never fall from it, and yet with an instant consciousness of sin.
1997 H. V. Hong & E. H. Hong tr. S. Kierkegaard Christian Disc. 293 It was found by God-fearingly rejecting all human likeness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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