reverent

See also: révèrent and rêvèrent

English

Etymology

From Middle English reverent, from Middle French reverent (from Old French reverent) and its etymon Latin reverēns. By surface analysis, revere +‎ -ent.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/, /ˈɹɛv.ɹənt/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɹev.ə.ɹənt/, /ˈɹev.ɹənt/

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Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.

   Synonym: reverential

   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:

     Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.

Derived terms

• reverently
• reverentness
• unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

showing respect or reverence; respectful

• Bulgarian: почтителен (bg) (počtitelen)
• Catalan: reverent
• Czech: uctivý (cs)
• French: pieux (fr)
• German: ehrerbietig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: εὐσεβής (eusebḗs)

• Irish: urramach, ómósach
• Latin: reverens
• Persian: مکرم (fa) (mokarrem)
• Russian: почти́тельный (ru) m (počtítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: reverente (es)
• Swedish: vördnadsfull (sv)
• Turkish: saygılı (tr)
• Ukrainian: шанобливий m (šanoblyvyj)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reverentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.βəˈɾen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.vəˈɾent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.veˈɾent]

Adjective

reverent m or f (masculine and feminine plural reverents)

1. reverent

   Synonym: reverencial

   Antonym: irreverent

Derived terms

• reverentment

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverència
• reverir

Further reading

• “reverent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “reverent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.