δεισῐδαιμ-ονία, ἡ,
fear of the gods, religious feeling, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.56.7, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Herc.” 1251.10, “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2737b11 (from Aphrodisias), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.70, etc.; ἡ τῶν θεῶν δ. [prev. author] 11.89. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 in bad sense, superstition, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 16, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.24.5; ἡ πρὸς τὰ ζῷα δ. 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.83 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ Δεισιδαιμονίας, title of work by [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus ] Refs 1st c.AD+]