"put the fear of God into" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put the fear of God into.ogg Forms: puts the fear of God into [present, singular, third-person], putting the fear of God into [participle, present], put the fear of God into [participle, past], put the fear of God into [past], rub the fear of God into [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the fear of God into}} put the fear of God into (third-person singular simple present puts the fear of God into, present participle putting the fear of God into, simple past and past participle put the fear of God into)
  1. To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God. Translations (put the fear of God into): das Fürchten lehren (alt: jemanden (acc) ...) (German), in Angst und Schrecken versetzen (alt: jemanden (acc) ...) (German)
    Sense id: en-put_the_fear_of_God_into-en-verb-xPJ0zjqf Disambiguation of 'put the fear of God into': 91 4 5
  2. (idiomatic) To cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Christianity, Fear
    Sense id: en-put_the_fear_of_God_into-en-verb-NjLCYjS4 Disambiguation of Christianity: 30 63 7 Disambiguation of Fear: 21 58 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 67 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 80 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 73 12
  3. (idiomatic) To cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-put_the_fear_of_God_into-en-verb-V9GUzYoF

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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