Sentence examples for fearful of god from inspiring English sources

"We are not frightened of Bush, we are only fearful of God".

In a moment of exquisite despair, the heroine, Imogen (like Cassius) requests a servant to kill her with her own sword because (like Hamlet) she is fearful of God's prohibition "against self-slaughter".

Occasionally, as I'm a male between the ages of 10 and 100, am employed in a way that I technically never have to leave my apartment or wear pants, earn enough money to afford a monthly internet connection, have neither dog nor child to worry about not dying, and am not particularly fearful of God's wrath: I look at porn.

Being fearful of the laws of the land, of authorities and having a reverent fear of God's justice is a good starting point to protect yourself against falling into the trap of crime.

Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.

This is perhaps why the Latin roots for superstition contain a sense of disdain, connoting patrician Romans' contempt for being as fearful of the gods as their own slaves are fearful of their masters.

"The Church is attempting yet again to scare people into staying timid and fearful of the wrath of god," said Rose.

And of course Rosh Hashana tolls the bell of the preceding year, each day pregnant with the sins we hope to expiate on Yom Kippur, on our knees to the fearful mountain God of the Torah.

At which point you scratch your head: why are all politicians so timid and fearful of upsetting the false gods of the financial markets?

The word is Hebrew for the fearful ones, or those who tremble in awe of God.

And while some say they will fight to stay put, a third are the reluctant ultra-Orthodox, known in Israel as Haredim, Hebrew for the fearful ones, or those who tremble in awe of God.