awe (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. formīdo, ĭnis, f. (applied to all strong fear or dread, q. v.2. rĕvĕrentia3. mĕtus, tĭmor • awe (subs.): 1. formīdo, ĭnis, f. (applied to all strong fear or dread, q. v.: hence needing something in the context, or some adjunct to make it express the Eng.): a forest consecrated by the auguries of their fathers and olden a., silva auguriis patrum et prisca f. sacra, Tac.: worshipped with a., formidine cultos, Sil. Fig.: caskets full of silent a., plenae tacita f. cistae, Val. Fl.: to inspire with a., f. alicui injicere, Cic. 2. rĕvĕrentia: a. of the (Roman) empire (as entertained by the barbarians), r. imperii, Tac.: v. reverence, respect. 3. mĕtus, tĭmor: v. fear. Phr.: to stand in a. of: (i). vĕrĕor, 2 (v. to fear, reverence): to stand in a. of the gods, deos v., Cic.: his slaves feared him, his children stood in a. of him, metuebant eum servi, verebantur liberi, Cic. (ii). rĕvĕrĕor, 2 (v. to reverence): I stand in a. of my son, filium r., Pl.: Liv. (iii). vĕnĕror, 1 (v. to worship): to stand in a. of the gods, deos v., Cic.: to stand in a. of the temples of a god, templa dei v., Virg.