reverential /ˌɹɛvəˈɹɛnʃəl/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Showing or characterized by reverence; respectful.The reverential tone intensified as this section progressed. When each spectator had purportedly become her mother, she was invited to share her mother's wisdom, prefaced by the words "I always said." — 2012 noun1 •Someone or something that is reverential.While reverentials wait / The triumph of His cosmic plan, / The Christ reclaims his millions in this martyrdom of man. — 1921 formsreverentials · more reverential · most reverential