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put the fear of God into

To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.
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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Additional definitions for 'put the fear of God into':

put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to fear abjectly in other contexts; to terrify completely.
put the fear of God intoTo cause someone to obey through fear in other contexts; to terrify into submission.
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