reverence
UK /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/ US /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/
noun 5verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
2
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.
3
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.
4
A form of address for some members of the clergy.
Your Reverence
5
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.
verb
1
To show or feel reverence to.
I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy word
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