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Trepidation

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(1):

(n.) A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.

(2):

(n.) Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation.

(3):

(n.) An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trepidation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/trepidation.html. 1828.
 
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