A God-fearer is a term used to identify someone from a Gentile background who worships the Lord but has not been circumcised. This individual would have joined synagogue gatherings and forsaken the worship of idols.1 The fact that Cornelius and his family are said to be devout implies that his wife and children were also God-fearing.2
2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.