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Meanings of superstitious terror in English

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Usage of superstitious terror in English
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The crowd halted, and stared round in superstitious terror and dumb marvel.
The Last of the Barons — Volume 09
2
For the moment I did assuredly feel a thrill of superstitious terror.
Little Novels
3
The man's dark face visibly whitened, his teeth chattered in superstitious terror.
Snow-Bound at Eagle's
4
All that was as literal as the superstitious terror of the Georgian peasant.
The Centaur
5
A superstitious terror had begun to seize him at the thought of blood.
Frontier Stories
6
Wylie examined the log, and started with surprise and superstitious terror.
Foul Play
7
In truth, I believe, a kind of superstitious terror restricted him.
Poison Island
8
Nicholas went on steadily, spurred by superstitious terror of the silence.
The Voice of the People
9
Then wild with superstitious terror some of them came round Gerard.
The Cloister and the Hearth
10
With a scream of superstitious terror she sprang to her feet.
Infelice
11
Their marriage was regarded with a superstitious terror as a kind of incest.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
12
He has a deep, superstitious terror of illness, and he longs for cures.
The King’s Curse
13
He didn't have animalistic fervor, superstitious terror, or a penchant for mindless destruction.
Sisterhood of Dune
14
Again Dick felt the thrill of superstitious terror creep over him.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
15
The expressions on the faces of the others showed deep interest and superstitious terror.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
16
Even our own love is chilled back; grows a kind of vague, superstitious terror.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 08
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