Sekirov Dictionary

reverence

/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 5

noun5

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
A form of address for some members of the clergy.
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The state of being revered.
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost. — 1625
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That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
- Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me That I am forced to lay my reverence by. — 1598
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An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.

verb1

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To show or feel reverence to.
- I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy word — 2021

forms

reverenced · reverencing · reverences · reverenceth · reverencest

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