reverence
noun/ˈrevərəns/
/ˈrevərəns/
[uncountable] (formal)- reverence (for somebody/something) a feeling of admiring and respecting somebody/something very much
- The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.
Extra Examples- Children are taught to show reverence towards/toward their elders.
- He is still held in great reverence throughout the country.
- I closed my eyes in reverence.
- She spoke of them with profound reverence.
- a painting that inspires deep reverence for nature
- reverence for human life
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- due
- …
- have
- show
- hold somebody in
- …
- in reverence
- with reverence
- reverence for
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’.Want to learn more?
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