reverence
Syllables: rev·er·ence/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/
reverence noun: veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
Noun
reverence (countable and uncountable, plural reverences)
- Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
- Professional hunters and trackers die too, in the pursuit of dangerous animals every year. Stones and his client voice reverence for what they call “fair chase”: an ethical distinction observed in certain sporting circles in which the quarry is felt to have a sporting chance of survival.2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian
- 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.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller
- 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, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
- A form of address for some members of the clergy.
- Your Reverence
- 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.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me
Verb
reverence (third-person singular simple present reverences, present participle reverencing, simple past and past participle reverenced)
- To show or feel reverence to.
- I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy word2021, Bryan Fowler, Grayson Kessenich, Shane Barnard, “My Portion”, in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1, performed by Shane & Shane
reverence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
reverence in Hindi
- veneration; profound awe and respect
- आदर ādar, मान mān, अदब adab, सत्कार satkār, इज़्ज़त izzat
reverence in Tamil
- பெருமதிப்பு
reverence in Marathi
- reverence, veneration
- श्रद्धा śraddhā
reverence in Urdu
- veneration; profound awe and respect
- احترام ehterām
More languagesFewer languages
- reverence in Bengali
- পূজা puja, পুজো pujō
- reverence in Telugu
- ఉపాసన upāsana, సేవ sēva
- reverence in Malayalam
- അഭിവന്ദനം, ഭയഭക്തി, അർച്ചന
- reverence in Kannada
- ತಕ್ಕಮೆ, ಓಲಯ್ಕೆ, ಎರಗಿಕೆ, ಕುಂಬಿಡುಗೆ
- reverence in Punjabi
- ਅਦਬ adab, ਸਤਕਾਰ satkār
- reverence in Gujarati
- આદર ādar, માન mān
- reverence in Odia
- ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା, ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାବୋଧ
- reverence in Sanskrit
- भजन bhajana, भक्ति bhakti
- reverence in Tagalog
- pakundangan
Examples of reverence in a sentence
- Traditionally these are gifts of money packed in red envelopes given and received with ceremonial reverence.
- Always use the names of God and Jesus Christ with reverence and respect.
- Mariia Trubnikova was raised in an atmosphere of pious reverence for Decembrist ideals.
Synonyms of reverence
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Forms of reverence
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | reverences |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | reverences |
| present participle | reverencing |
| past participle | reverenced |
| past | reverenced |
Origin of reverence
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
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Words that rhyme with reverence
Questions about reverence
- What does reverence mean?
- Reverence means veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
- What is reverence in Hindi?
- Reverence in Hindi is आदर (ādar), मान (mān), अदब (adab). See Reverence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reverence?
- Reverence can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce reverence?
- Reverence is pronounced /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/.
- What is the plural of reverence?
- The plural of reverence is reverences.
Words near reverence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reverence (page history and authors); reverence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); श्रद्धा (Marathi) (page history and authors); পুজো (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఉపాసన (Telugu) (page history and authors); reverence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reverence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reverence (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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