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God-fearer

God-fearer noun: a God-fearing person.

Noun

God-fearer (plural God-fearers)

  1. A God-fearing person.
  2. (historical) A member of a class of non-Jewish sympathizers to Second Temple Judaism, mentioned in the New Testament and other contemporary sources.

Forms of God-fearer

pluralGod-fearers
alternative formGodfearer

Questions about God-fearer

What does God-fearer mean?
God-fearer means a God-fearing person.
What part of speech is God-fearer?
God-fearer is a noun.
What is the plural of God-fearer?
The plural of God-fearer is God-fearers.

Words near God-fearer in the dictionary

  1. God-botherers
  2. god-child
  3. god-children
  4. God-Emperor
  5. God-Emperors
  6. God-fearer
  7. God-fearers
  8. god-fearing
  9. God-fearingness
  10. god-forsaken
  11. God-given

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