reverence

(rĕv'ər-əns)
n.

1. A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; veneration. See synonyms at honor.
2. An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
3. The state of being revered.
4. Reverence Used as a form of address for certain members of the Christian clergy: Your Reverence.

tr.v., -enced, -enc·ing, -enc·es.
To consider or treat with profound awe and respect; venerate.

reverencer rev'er·enc·er n.

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noun

The act of adoring, especially reverently: adoration, idolization, veneration, worship. See like/dislike, love/hatred, sacred/profane.

verb

To regard with great awe and devotion: adore, idolize, revere, venerate, worship. See sacred/profane.

n

Definition: high opinion of something
Antonyms: disdain, disregard, disrespect, scorn

révérence (Fr., curtsey). The formal bow or curtsey, performed by dancers at the end of a class or performance.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

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IN BRIEF: An attitude of deep respect and esteem; Veneration.

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world. By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive. — Albert Schweitzer

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• Titles and Honorifics
• Religious States and Experiences - reverence: respect and awe for divinity, Creation, and religion

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See words rhyming with "reverence."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ærbødighed, ærefrygt
v. tr. - behandle med ærbødighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontzag, buiginkje

Français (French)
n. - profond respect
v. tr. - vénérer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ehrfurcht, Reverenz
v. - verehren, verbeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευλάβεια, σέβας, σεβασμός, υπόληψη (για), (για προσαγόρευση ιερωμένων) αιδεσιμότατε, δέσποτα

Italiano (Italian)
riverenza, inchino, Reverendo, riverire, venerare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reverência (f), veneração (f)

Русский (Russian)
почтение, чтить, почитать

Español (Spanish)
n. - veneración, reverencia
v. tr. - reverenciar, venerar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vördnad, (titel) högvördighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尊敬, 敬礼, 敬重, 崇敬, 敬畏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尊敬, 敬禮, 敬重
v. tr. - 崇敬, 尊敬, 敬畏

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 숭배, 존경
v. tr. - 숭배하다, 존경하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 崇敬, 敬礼, 威徳, 尊師
v. - 崇敬する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وقار, تبجيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כבוד רב, הערצה, הוד קדושתו/קדושתה, השתחוות‬
v. tr. - ‮התייחס בכבוד רב אל‬

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