god-fearing
Respectful of divinity
God-fearing describes someone who is devoutly religious and lives according to religious principles, typically Christian ones.
The term implies moral uprightness, respect for divine authority, and adherence to traditional values: a god-fearing community, raised by god-fearing parents.
Though it sounds old-fashioned, it remains common in certain religious and rural contexts, often used approvingly to contrast with secular or immoral behavior.
Deeply religious, sincere
- righteousMorally good, justified
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
reverent · observant · worshipful · holy · saintly · chaste · puritanical · ascetic
Deeply religious, sincere
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- believerOne who accepts something
- churchgoerOne attending religious services
- worshipperOne who venerates
prayer · scripture · theist · evangelical · clergy · preacher · sermon · salvation
Cautious about altering customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestral · time-honored · patriarchal · customary · established · ritualistic · ceremonial · forefathers
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
- righteousMorally good, justified
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
pious · reverent · observant · worshipful · holy · saintly · chaste · puritanical · ascetic · abstinent
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- believerOne who accepts something
- churchgoerOne attending religious services
worshipper · prayer · scripture · theist · evangelical · clergy · preacher · sermon · salvation · sanctity
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
heritage · ancestral · time-honored · patriarchal · customary · established · ritualistic · ceremonial · forefathers · values
god-fearinggodless
Lacking belief in deities
irreligious · ungodly · blasphemous · irreverent · atheistic
fear, fearful, fearless, feared, goddess, fearsome, fearfully, ungodly, fearing