AWE — or Awe may refer to:* Awe (emotion) Organizations: * AWE, the America West Airlines ICAO airline code * AWE, Atomic Weapons Establishment, which provides and maintains the UK s nuclear deterrent system * AWE, ASX stock symbol for Australian… … Wikipedia
Awe — ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. a chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emotion — For other uses, see Emotion (disambiguation). Emotional redirects here. For other uses, see Emotional (disambiguation). Emotions Affection Anger Angst Annoyance Anxiety Apathy Arousal Awe Bo … Wikipedia
awe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, Greek achos pain Date: 13th century 1. an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime … New Collegiate Dictionary
emotion, sociology of — Although a concern with emotion is present in much early sociology (for example in the work of C. H. Cooley ), the sociological study of emotions emerged as a distinctive subfield within the discipline only during the 1970s, in part at least as a … Dictionary of sociology
awe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fear, dread; wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reverence, wonder, reverential fear; see fear 2 , reverence 1 . See Synonym Study at reverence . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wonder, fear, reverence … English dictionary for students
Hierarchy of awe — There are various levels of awe due to psychological differences in persons. In those who have not produced an opinion of themselves, for instance a child, awe would be experienced regularly. Similarly, those who seem themselves as inferior or… … Wikipedia
To stand in awe of — Awe Awe ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. a chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wonder (emotion) — Wonder is an emotion comparable to surprise in that it is most commonly felt when perceiving something rare or unexpected. Unlike surprise however, it is more definitely positive in valence and can endure for longer periods. It has also been… … Wikipedia
Meta-emotion — refers to the emotional reactions to one s own emotions (second order emotions about primary emotions). An example would be being angry (the primary emotion) and being afraid of one s anger (the meta emotion). Meta emotions can be short term or… … Wikipedia
