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fearful AV uses ‘fearful’ for both feeling fear and inspiring fear, but modern versions distinguish between the two. ‘Fearful sights’ (AV, Luke 21: 11) becomes ‘terror’ (REB), but at Heb. 10: 31 NRSV retains ‘It is fearful to fall into the hands of the living God’. (REB has ‘a terrifying thing’.)
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "fearful." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "fearful." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-fearful.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "fearful." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-fearful.html |
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fearful
fear·ful / ˈfi(ə)rfəl/ • adj. 1. feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety. ∎ causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying: a fearful accident. 2. inf. very great: he could cause a fearful commotion. DERIVATIVES: fear·ful·ly adv. fear·ful·ness n. |
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"fearful." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fearful." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fearful.html "fearful." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fearful.html |
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