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God-fearing

[god-feer-ing] / ˈgɒdˌfɪər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
religious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
churchgoing devout pious righteous
WEAK
dedicated devoted ecclesiastical faithful godly goody-goody holy orthodox prayerful reverent sacred spiritual theological
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irreligious

Example Sentences

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To hear it from Reagan, Afghanistan was one of the most beautiful, freedom-loving and God-fearing places in the world.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

The story follows Dawn O’Keefe, a God-fearing good girl — surrounded by shame-lobbing, not-so-good men — whose body has a sharp sense of justice.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

It’s heartbreaking how he could only swing like a pendulum between being out and God-fearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

These God-fearing Calvinists formed a wall of colonization for the new United States.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz