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Webster 1913 Edition
Trepidation
Trepˊi-da′tion
,Noun.
[F.
trépidation
, L. trepidatio
, fr. trepidare
to hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus
agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit
he turns, Gr. [GREEK] to turn, E. torture
.] 1.
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
2.
Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright;
as, the men were in great
. trepidation
3.
(Anc. Astron.)
A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.
Syn. – Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trepidation
TREPIDA'TION
,Noun.
1.
An involuntary trembling; a quaking or quivering, particularly from fear or terror; hence, a state of terror. The men were in great trepidation.2.
A trembling of the limbs, as in paralytic affections.3.
In the old astronomy, a libration of the eighth sphere, or a motion which the Ptolemaic system ascribes to the firmament, to account for the changes and motion of the axis of the world.4.
Hurry; confused haste.