Synonym: alarm, astonishment, dread, respect, surprise. Antonym: contempt, insolence, scorn. Similar words: drawer. Meaning: [ɔː] n. 1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration 2. a profound emotion inspired by a deity. v. inspire awe in.
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61 And how do I face those persons before whom you stand in fear and awe?
62 The awe that the heart transplant programme evokes has led to an assumption that a transplant is the solution to heart failure.
63 Breathless with excitement, Meredith scanned the stretch of stunning palaces which lined the canal, feeling a sense of awe.
64 They held Grimma in awe because of the way she shouted at the men and read better than anyone.
65 That they are prepared to take on board such a past, one must hold in awe.
66 Most people stand in awe of these agglomerations of power, admit their inability to fight them, and submit.
67 They stood in awe of her and they did just what she bade them.
68 But now as I watched him perform[Sentencedict.com ], I regarded his political commitment with something approaching awe.
69 Then they hobbled off home to wait for better days, in awe of the wonders of modern technology.
70 He invested the endorsement industry and his shoe contract was spoken of with awe.
71 His replacement, Sanath Jayasuriya is a man of impressive dignity, who inspires devotion rather than awe from his players.
72 And there are some who tremble with awe and hurry past.
73 I have seen people here who never took trigonometry in high schools' he said with something like awe.
74 Far from inspiring individualism, or egoism, the act should inspire awe[Sentencedict.com], humility.
75 He looked upon the baby with awe, and handled Ian as if he might break.
76 It made me shiver with a mixture of awe and anticipation.
77 His features bunched low on his face, as though shrinking with awe from his shiny domed forehead.
78 Methods of operation of the Awe barrage since passing into private ownership have again been causing controversy this winter.
79 He felt genuine awe at this superhuman man, at once so puissant, so self-possessed, so monomaniac in his demeanour.
80 Hollywood stars of the 30s were in awe of the all-powerful studio bosses.
81 Three rocks, a gnarled pine tree, raked white sand: awe.
82 Mrs Bay was eager for me to reveal some degree of awe.
83 Women viewed male potency with some awe, and males were affirmed by this response.
84 Perhaps the lie drew its life from a human longing for those chills of horror which are depraved forms of religious awe.
85 It is, of course, regarded with mystical awe by all who see it.
86 The shape must be observed, and understood, and joined in an act of awe and worship.
87 We can not refuse, because we are in awe of the formidable women running the PTA.
88 It was the defendant, an unusually ignorant peasant, who was in awe of the courtroom.
89 Glasser still stands in awe of this formidable, feckless man.
90 Excommunication also remained out of the question because much of the Church membership stood in awe of these exploits.
More similar words: drawer.