Polyglot Dictionary

Ehrfurcht

/ˈeːɐfʊʁçt/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. reverence, awe

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Ein formelles Wort für tiefen Respekt gemischt mit Ehrfurcht, oft gegenüber etwas Heiligem oder weit Mächtigerem als man selbst — stärker als einfacher "Respekt".

Practice

1 What does Ehrfurcht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Gläubigen betrachteten das Kreuz mit ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ehrfurcht?

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