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1. An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
   "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
    
2. A feeling of profound respect for someone or something
   "the awe of God";
   - fear, reverence, veneration

1. Inspire awe in
   "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

Sounds like: oar, or, ore

Derived forms: awes, awed, awing

Type of: admiration, affright, emotion, fright [archaic], frighten, scare, wonder, wonderment

Encyclopedia: Awe, Oyo State