sense of awe

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseandawe

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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awe
noun[U]
uk
/ɔː/us
/ɑː/
a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear ...
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(Definition ofsenseandawefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This tradition grows out of asenseofaweof human life and a responsibility to continue it.
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A liturgy needs to encourage and lead one on to asenseofaweas well as encouraging and challenging thoughts.
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I rise to give my maiden speech with a greatsenseofaweand some nervousness.
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From the ideas of today, a building which impresses one with asenseofawe, and, more than that, with a sense of terrible fear.
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For many of us, there must be asenseofawein taking part in such a great national decision, whichever way we decide.
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That is something of such gravity that we must all feel asenseofawe.
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One did not discover, as he went on, any of thatsenseofawewith which he started.
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I rise with asenseofaweand history to make my own maiden speech.
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We feel asenseofawewhen we think of the intelligence that has been mobilised and focused on the text before us.
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Therefore, we have asenseofawebecause of the potential beauty that can come from the way the feelings and senses are handled.
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We wanted to incorporate a sense of wonder; asenseofawe; beauty; respect for one's fellow human beings; and appreciation of courage, both physical and moral.
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The embryo at conception is indeed a marvellous minute cell and those like me who have seen it for the first time have been struck by asenseofawe.
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The objective clearly is to bring asenseofaweto the proceedings.
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Perrin adds that there was a palpablesenseofaweand wonder attached to the ceremony, especially when the athletes parade began stadium.
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It is raising ourselves up in asenseofaweto our possibilities and divine glory.
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Its strength, simple but distinctive movements and the exactness of lines create asenseofaweon stage.
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He is widely recognized for his all-encompassing installations that surround the viewer and incite asenseofawe.
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The grey slate floors, dark mahogany pews, and eerie natural lighting instill asenseofawein the visitor.
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