\Aw"ful*ness\, n.
1. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence;
   dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred
   place.
         The awfulness of grandeur.            --Johnson.
2. The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity;
   profound reverence. [Obs.]
         Producing in us reverence and awfulness. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.