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Reverence
Definitions
- 1 Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context. countable, uncountable
- 2 an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) wordnet
- 3 An act of showing respect, such as a bow. countable, uncountable
"August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence."
- 4 a reverent mental attitude wordnet
- 5 The state of being revered. countable, uncountable
"When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost."
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- 6 a feeling of profound respect for someone or something wordnet
- 7 A form of address for some members of the clergy. countable, uncountable
"Your Reverence"
- 8 That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. countable, uncountable
"Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me That I am forced to lay my reverence by."
- 1 To show or feel reverence to. transitive
"I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy word"
- 2 regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“I stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“I stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
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