God-fearing

[ god-feer-ing ]

adjective

1. deeply respectful or fearful of God.
2. (sometimes lowercase) deeply religious; pious; devout.

God-fearing

adjective

1. pious; devout

   a God-fearing people

Word History and Origins

Origin of God-fearing¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The pastor there, Caroline Atieno, remembers a "wonderful... God-fearing person".

From BBC

"These were God-fearing people, chapel was everything to them."

From BBC

Decades ago, observing the Sabbath was easy in a city as God-fearing as any other in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times

Good to know he’s out there protecting us innocent Americans from having our data collected by the government of a country that has absolutely no jurisdiction over us, so that our own God-fearing National Security Administration can safely collect that data for itself instead.

From Salon

Both of these reflect Trump trying to appear to be someone he's not—a God-fearing, Bible-loving man who models his life on the life of Jesus Christ.

From Salon

Related Words

• churchgoing
• devout
• pious
• righteous