畏い敬けい

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

reverence; awe; deep respect

A feeling of profound respect mixed with awe or wonder, often toward something grand, sacred, or beyond ordinary understanding. Used in both noun and suru-verb constructions.

• 彼かれは自し然ぜんの偉い大だいさに畏い敬けいの念ねんを抱いだいた。

  He felt a sense of reverence for the greatness of nature.

• 人ひと々びとはその神しん聖せいな場ば所しょを畏い敬けいしている。

  People hold that sacred place in awe and reverence.