terrour

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English

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Noun

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terrour (countable and uncountable, plural terrours)

  1. 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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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French terreur, terrour, and its etymon Latin terror, terrōr-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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terrour

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) A terror; a fright.

Descendants

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  • English: terror
  • Scots: terror

References

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Old French

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Noun

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terrour oblique singularm (nominative singular terrours)

  1. Alternative form of terreur