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Webster 1913 Edition
Awfulness
Aw′ful-ness
,Noun.
1.
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity;
as, the
. awfulness
of this sacred placeThe
awfulness
of grandeur. Johnson.
2.
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
[Obs.]
Producing in us reverence and
awfulness
. Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Awfulness
AW'FULNESS
, n.1.
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, 'the awfulness of this sacred place.'2.
The state of being struck with awe.A help to prayer, producing in us reverence and awfulness.
[Not legitimate.]