Subject:	Did "awful" use to mean "awsome"
Date:	Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:02:58 -0800 (PST)

<concealed from the eyes of strangers, and even of catechumens, with an
affected secrecy, which served to excite their wonder and curiosity.>>
Gibbon

Did Gibbon mean "awsome"?

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