reverence

See also révérence

English

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Noun

reverence (countable and uncountable; plural reverences)

1. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
2. An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
3. The state of being revered.
4. A form of address for some members of the clergy.

   Your reverence

Derived terms

• reverent a
• revere v
• reverently adv

Translations

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context

Russian: почитание (ru) n., благоговение (ru) n.

An act of showing respect, such as a bow

The state of being revered

A form of address for some members of the clergy

Russian: преподобие (ru) n.

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French: révérence (fr) Malayalam: ആരാധന (ml)

Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: страхопоштовање (sh) n. Roman: strahopoštovanje (sh) n. Telugu: ఆరాధన (te) (aaraadhana)

Verb

reverence (third-person singular simple present reverences, present participle reverencing, simple past and past participle reverenced)

1. To show reverence.

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Noun

reverence f. (usually uncountable, plural reverences)

1. respect