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Godfearing vs Virtuous - What's the difference?

godfearing | virtuous |

As adjectives the difference between godfearing and virtuous

is that godfearing is acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity while virtuous is full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

godfearing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
  • Devout; pious; very religious.

    • Derived terms

    * godfearingly * godfearingness

    virtuous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * vertuous (obsolete) * vertuus (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

    • Synonyms

    * good * righteous

    Derived terms

    * virtuousness

    Related terms

    * virtual * virtue * virtuosity

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