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reverent

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rev·er·ent  (rvr-nt)
adj.
Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin reverns, reverent-, present participle of reverr, to revere; see revere1.]
rever·ent·ly adv.
reverent
Adjective
feeling or expressing reverence
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.reverent - feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence"
respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"
irreverent - showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists"
2.reverent - showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
godly, worshipful
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
reverent
adjective respectful, awed, solemn, deferential, loving, humble, adoring, devout, pious, meek, submissive, reverential << OPPOSITE disrespectful
Translations
reverent [ˈrɛvərənt] adj → reverente
reverent [ˈrɛvərənt] adj → respectueux/euse
reverent [ˈrɛvərənt] revere adj → ehrfürchtig
reverent [ˈrɛvərənt] adj → riverente


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This more reverent title had previously been forced upon him by
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
To assume the right to new values--that is the most formidable assumption for a load-bearing and reverent spirit.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Then quite a group of boys and girls -- playmates of Tom's and Joe's -- came by, and stood looking over the paling fence and talking in reverent tones of how Tom did so-and-so the last time they saw him, and how Joe said this and that small trifle (pregnant with awful prophecy, as they could easily see now
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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