terrour
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
terrour (countable and uncountable, plural terrours)
- Obsolete form of terror.
- 1644, Henry Hammond, Practical Catechism:
- One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin.
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French terreur, terrour, and its etymon Latin terror, terrōr-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
terrour
- (rare, Late Middle English) A terror; a fright.
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References[edit]
- “terrǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
terrour oblique singular, m (nominative singular terrours)
- Alternative form of terreur
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- enm:Fear
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