Bible Dictionaries
Astonishment
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The object causing such an emotion.
(2):
(n.) Dismay; consternation.
(3):
(n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
(4):
(n.) The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Astonishment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/astonishment.html. 1828.