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Definition of 'reverence'English
Noun
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
* Goldsmith
- Make twenty reverences upon receiving about twopence.
The state of being revered.
* Francis Bacon
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.
A form of address for some members of the clergy.
- your reverence
That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
* Shakespeare
- I am forced to lay my reverence by.
Verb
To show reverence.
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