reverent

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɛvɹənt/

Adjective

reverent

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria (ISBN 9781613100547)

     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.

   Synonyms: reverential
   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

• French: pieux
• German: ehrerbietig
• Russian: почти́тельный
• Spanish: reverente

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