Emily Dickinson Lexicon

fear (-s), n. [OE sudden calamity, danger.] (webplay: afraid, apprehension, awe, color, danger, dread, due, expectation, feel, force, God, just, merited, mind, offend, painful, perfect, terror, thought, wild, worship).

1. Worry; fret; preoccupation; (see Exodus 15:16).
2. Doubt; distrust; uncertainty; lack of confidence; (see Job 11:15).
3. Fright; nightmare; reaction to a threat; (see Genesis 9:2).
4. Dread of death; existential angst; (see Nehemiah 6:14).
5. Reverence; awe; admiration; wonder; trembling respect; utmost deference; (see Genesis 20:11).
6. Phrase. “For fear (of)”: because of a desire not to; (see Joshua 22:24).