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Reverential

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Expressing reverence; reverent.

adj. Inspiring reverence.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. In a reverent manner, honoring, respectful.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Characterized by or expressive of reverence; humbly respectful; reverent.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. feeling or manifesting veneration

Word Usage

"A great deal of the running time is devoted to recalling the life and death of Kolski (his widow, brother, and playwright Israel Horovitz speak about the man in reverential tones), but the true story here is Samuel Yates, who came up with the bizarre notion of mixing paint and human ash."

Equivalent

reverent

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

reverent respectful

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

confidential consequential credential deferential differential essential existential experiential exponential inconsequential

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

reverent respectful filial heartfelt deferential prayerful devout rapt devotional compassionate