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reverent

/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/

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Australia/ˈɹev.ə.ɹənt/

reverent adjective: showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.

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Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

  1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
    • 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.1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    reverential

reverent meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Persian

reverent in Urdu

باادب, بااحترام, محترم

reverent in Malayalam

പൂജാത്മക, ഭയഭക്തിയുളള, വിനയമുളള

reverent in Persian

showing respect or reverence; respectful
مکرم mokarrem

Synonyms of reverent

Antonyms

Forms of reverent

comparativemore reverent
superlativemost reverent

Origin of reverent

From Middle English reverent, from Middle French reverent (from Old French reverent) and its etymon Latin reverēns. By surface analysis, revere + -ent.

Words formed from reverent

Questions about reverent

What does reverent mean?
Reverent means showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
What is reverent in Urdu?
Reverent in Urdu is باادب, بااحترام, محترم. See Reverent meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is reverent?
Reverent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce reverent?
Reverent is pronounced /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/ (UK).

Words near reverent in the dictionary

  1. reverendly
  2. reverendness
  3. reverends
  4. reverendship
  5. reverendships
  6. reverent
  7. reverential
  8. reverentiality
  9. reverentially
  10. reverentialness
  11. reverentials

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reverent (page history and authors); reverent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reverent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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