Meaning of reverence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
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2. An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
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3. The state of being revered.
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4. A form of address for some members of the clergy.
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5. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
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Equivalents

Examples

“August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.”

“When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.”

“Your Reverence”

“Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me That I am forced to lay my reverence by.”

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