reverential
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˌrɛvərˈɛnʃəl/
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reverente
- In his memorandum of 2 October 1945, he claimed that all hold their Emperor in reverential awe.
Ceremony related to honoring, honoring what gives us life and being reverential to that.
- Ceremony related to honoring, honoring what gives us life and being reverential to that.
- And in its reverential hymns it extolls each individual moment as an independent God, first one and then another.
Examples
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Indeed, Olive's character is formed primarily by the novel's Celtic women, from her dearly beloved Highland nurse, Elspie, to Alison Gwynne, who inspires in Olive a "reverential awe" and "a sense of looking up, such as she had never before experienced towards any woman."
Academic text (2007) -
There was a reverential silence, and I noticed Hakim had been crying, his dark wizened face slightly flushed.
Academic text (2010) -
My dad spoke in almost reverential terms of his coaches and teammates.
Blog text (26) -
There's a buzz, but it is definitely reverential.
Fiction book (2000) -
Verger stares long at it in reverential silence.
Fiction book (2001) -
The quiet was broken by Doug Baron's reverential whisper.
Fiction book (1996) -
We stare at one another in reverential confusion, awed by the spectacle that confronts us.
Fiction book (1996) -
Even the bubbling of the brook and the trilling of the birds seemed muted and reverential.
Fiction book (1990) -
Men, on Filmer's account, need and crave the love of a powerful patriarch, and, like reverential sons, they desire to submit themselves to his commands without question.
Academic text (2009) -
The audience listened to the speaker in a reverential silence, fully appreciating the gravity of his words.
Synonyms
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1.1
Being polite and showing admiration for someone
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6.6
Being respectful and polite to someone because they are older or have more experience
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6.1
Showing deep respect, often during religious or formal events
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7.1
Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God
Grand and serious in a way that makes people respect it
Antonyms
How Reverent
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Etymology
The word reverential comes from the same root as revere and reverence, from the Latin verb revereri meaning 'to stand in awe of' or 'to feel deep respect'. So, to be reverential is to show deep respect and awe.