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noun

Awfulness n.

The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place. "The awfulness of grandeur."

The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence. (Obs.) "Producing in us reverence and awfulness."

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Etymology of 'Awfulness'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Awfulness" Quotes from Famous Books

... the article, I became convinced that at least certain bodies had been found there, and upon comparing the date when the house was hired I knew it to be the same as when the children had been in Toronto; and thus being forced to realise the awfulness of what had probably happened, I gave up trying to read the article, and saw instead the two little faces as they had looked when I hurriedly left them—felt the innocent child's kiss so timidly given, and heard again ...

— A Book of Remarkable Criminals • H. B. Irving

... silent for a long moment while the awfulness of those words burned themselves into her brain. Then with a shudder she said aloud, "That's a mighty big thankful, ain't it?—To think I don't have to limp along with crutches! But, oh dear, two months in bed is such a long time to wait! Whatever ...

— Heart of Gold • Ruth Alberta Brown

... in such a state of collapse that I did not seem to have any power over my muscles; but for all that, I heard Miss Minturn's voice at the foot of the companion-way, and knew that she was coming on deck. In spite of the dreadful awfulness of that moment, I felt it would never do for her to see me in the condition I was in, and so, shuffling and half-tumbling, I got forward, went below, and made my way to the steward's room, where I had already discovered some spirits, and I took a good dram; for although ...

— The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories • Frank R. Stockton

... the living-room. When he was gone, my mother called me in; and with eyes which would have been tearful had she allowed herself such a weakness before us, told me very solemnly and slowly, as if to impress upon me the awfulness of the matter, that I was to be sent to a tailor's workrooms the ...

— Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet • Rev. Charles Kingsley et al

... let me conjure you, alike by the voice of friendship and the duty you owe yourself and family; above all, by the reverence you feel for the cause of Christianity; by the fear of God and the awfulness of eternity, to renounce from this moment opium and spirits as your bane! Frustrate not the great end of your existence. Exert the ample abilities which God has given you, as a faithful steward. So will you secure your rightful pre-eminence among the sons of genius; ...

— The Opium Habit • Horace B. Day

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