gods-fearing

English

Adjective

gods-fearing (comparative more gods-fearing, superlative most gods-fearing)

1. attentive and respectful of deities.
   • 2012, Gardner Dozois, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 13, Constable & Robinson Ltd, link

     She shuddered fastidiously at the idea of being a Christian instead of a godsfearing Roman pagan and changed the subject