noun
reverence
REHV-uh-ruhns
noun
1
Deep respect and awe, often tinged with a sense of the sacred.
"Visitors spoke in hushed tones, out of reverence for the ancient temple."
"He treated his grandfather's old tools with a kind of reverence."
verb
1
To regard or treat with reverence.
"The community reverences its founding elders."
How to Use Reverence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA feeling of profound respect, often close to religious awe.
Common pairings
show reverence
treat with reverence
reverence for nature
Word Forms
reverenced past tense, reverences plural, reverences singular
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Etymology
From Old French reverence, from Latin reverentia, from revereor, "to stand in awe of".