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Meaning of awe

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  awe
      n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared
           over the edge with a feeling of awe"
      2: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the
         fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the
         French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for
         the law bordered on veneration" [syn: {fear}, {reverence},
         {awe}, {veneration}]
      v 1: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the
           undergraduates"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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