畏い服ふく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

awe; reverence; submission

Literary or formal term for feeling deep respect mixed with fear or submission, often toward a superior or divine entity. Rare in everyday speech; more common in historical or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれの威い厳げんに畏い服ふくする。

  I am awed by his dignity.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、神かみへの畏い服ふくの念ねんが記しるされている。

  In old texts, a sense of awe toward the gods is recorded.