畏い怖ふ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

awe; reverential fear; dread

A profound, often reverential fear or awe, typically toward something vast, powerful, or divine. Used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは神かみの存そん在ざいに畏い怖ふの念ねんを抱いだいた。

  He felt a sense of awe toward the existence of God.