- (n.) A person highly revered.
- (n.) An object of terrified apprehension.
- (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
- (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
- (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- (v.t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
- (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread.
- (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
- (n.) Fury; dreadfulness.
- (v.i.) To be in dread or great fear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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