awe

• "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

• "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"

• "the fear of God"
• "the Chinese reverence for the dead"
• "the French treat food with gentle reverence"
• "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"

Synonyms

• fearbe afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; be afraid or scared of; be sorry; be uneasy or apprehensive about; regard with feelings of respect and reverence; an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) ; an anxious feeling; a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
• reverenceregard with feelings of respect and reverence; a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; a reverent mental attitude ; an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
• venerationa feeling of profound respect for someone or something; religious zeal