FE'ARFUL, a.
1. Affected by fear feeling pain in expectation of evil apprehensive with solicitude afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,
2. Timid timorous wanting courage.
What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
3. Terrible impressing fear frightful dreadful.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10 .
4. Awful to be reverenced.
O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Exodus 15 .
That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deuteronomy 28 .
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