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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
fear .
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Examples
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Believe no such notions, my friends; howsoever humble and reverent they may seem, they are but insults to God; for under pretence of honouring Him, they dishonour Him; for He is love, and he who feareth, that is, who looks up to God with terror and distrust, is not made perfect in love.
Sermons for the Times Charles Kingsley 1847
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All things come alike to all; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Chapter 11 2010
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The apostle Peter tells us that God is no respecter of persons, but, in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
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The apostle Peter tells us that God is no respecter of persons, but, in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
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And when we heard the guidance [of the Koran], we believed therein, and who so believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.
Archive 2006-12-01 JDsg 2006
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And when we heard the guidance [of the Koran], we believed therein, and who so believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.
Born of Fire JDsg 2006
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Again, where the people are absolute rulers of the land, they rejoice in having reserve of youthful citizens, while a king counts this a hostile element, and strives to slay the leading men, all such as he deems discreet, for he feareth for his power.
The Suppliants 2008
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"He that feareth the Lord honoreth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world" Ecclus.
Democracy, Monarchy and the Fourth Commandment de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Again, where the people are absolute rulers of the land, they rejoice in having reserve of youthful citizens, while a king counts this a hostile element, and strives to slay the leading men, all such as he deems discreet, for he feareth for his power.
The Suppliants 2008
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"But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God."
War Crimes! Trials in the Rape of Nanking set the precedent for Iraq and Afghanistan! 2008
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