Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Feeling or displaying reverence; impressed with veneration or deep respect; standing in awe with admiration, as before superior age, worth, capacity, power, or achievement.
- Proceeding from or characteristic of reverence; expressive of veneration or profound respect and awe: as, reverent conduct; a reverent attitude toward religious questions.
- Reverend.
- Strong; undiluted: noting liquors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; humble; respectful.
- adjective Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective showing
respect orreverence ;respectful
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
- adjective showing great reverence for god
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word reverent.
Examples
-
Tadhg extended his thick, rough hands in front of him, his expression reverent.
My Devilish Scotsman Jen Holling 2005
-
Boyd gazed at the material a moment, his expression reverent.
The Will Reed Arvin 2000
-
Boyd gazed at the material a moment, his expression reverent.
The Will Reed Arvin 2000
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
History 2009
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
Film 2009
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
"'The 13th Day' is the best film ever made about Fatima..." 2009
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
Mary, Mother of God 2009
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
Art and Literature 2009
-
A fact-based film that succeeds in being both artful and reverent is a rare thing.
Saints 2009
Azr commented on the word reverent
'Ehrfürchtig'
S: Reverential, Respectful, Feeling, Gracious, Solemn
A: Rude, Impolite
October 25, 2013