We should hold old people in reverence.
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Reverence
//ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns//
Synonyms for "reverence" (150 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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10 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
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8 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- σέβας noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- ἄγος noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Bulgarian
4 entries- почит noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- преподобие noun (form of address)
- уважение noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- почитам verb (to show reverence)
Catalan
1 entries- reverència noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 尊敬 noun (act of showing respect)
- 尊敬 noun (state of being revered)
- 崇敬 noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- 敬稱 /敬称 noun (form of address)
Dutch
3 entries- eerbied noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- respect noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- verering noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Esperanto
1 entries- respektego noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Finnish
4 entries- jumalanpelko noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- kunnioitettavuus noun (state of being revered)
- kunnioituksen osoitus noun (act of showing respect)
- kunnioitus noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Galician
3 entries- reverencia noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- reverencia noun (act of showing respect)
- reverencia noun (form of address)
German
4 entries- Bewunderung noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- Ehrerbietung noun (act of showing respect)
- Ehrfurcht noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- Hochachtung noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 verb (to show reverence)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 verb (to show reverence)
Gujarati
2 entries- આદર noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- માન noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Hindi
4 entries- अदब noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- आदर noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- इज़्ज़त noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- मान noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Irish
4 entries- ardmheas noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- oirmhidin noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- oirmhinneach noun (form of address)
- urraim noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Italian
1 entries- riverenza noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Japanese
1 entries- 崇敬 noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Latin
3 entries- reverentia noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- reverentia noun (act of showing respect)
- revereor verb (to show reverence)
Macedonian
4 entries- по́чит noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- почиту́вање noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- преподо́бие noun (form of address)
- ревера́нс noun (act of showing respect)
North Frisian
2 entries- Biwunering noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- Foriiring noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- akt noun (act of showing respect)
- ærbødighet noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- ærbødighet noun (state of being revered)
- ærbødighet noun (form of address)
Old Norse
2 entries- heiðsæi noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- drýgja heiðsæi verb (to show reverence)
Polish
1 entries- rewerencja noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Portuguese
3 entries- deferência noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- reverência noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- reverência noun (act of showing respect)
Punjabi
2 entries- ਅਦਬ noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- ਸਤਕਾਰ noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Russian
4 entries- благогове́ние noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- благоговение noun (state of being revered)
- почита́ние noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- преподобие noun (form of address)
Sanskrit
2 entries- भक्ति noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- भजन noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Saterland Frisian
2 entries- Eerhaftigaid noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- Fererenge noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Spanish
3 entries- pleitesía noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- reverencia noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- veneración noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Swedish
1 entries- vördnad noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Tagalog
1 entries- pakundangan noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Tocharian B
2 entries- yarke noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- yärṣalñe noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Urdu
1 entries- احترام noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
West-Frisian
2 entries- earbied noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
- ferearing noun (veneration; profound awe and respect)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I felt profound reverence for the courageous mother.
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He deserves our reverence.
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He showed great reverence towards the pictures of the god.
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