reverentnessn.
/ˈrɛv(ə)rəntnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈrɛvərn(t)nᵻs/, /ˈrɛv(ə)rən(t)nᵻs/ rare after 17th cent.† 1. The condition or state of being deeply respected or deserving of deep respect. In quot. with possessive adjective as a title for a member of the clergy (cf. reverence n. Phrases 6). Obsolete.
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1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 36 Bicause your Reuerentnes shall easely see that this is not defined.
2. The quality of being reverent.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > reverent quality
worshipfulnessc1390
reverendness1549
reverentness1584
venerativeness1829
reverentiality1835
reverentialness1846
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > quality of inspiring reverence > [noun]
reverentness1584
venerability1664
venerableness1681
venerance1884
1584 G. Whetstone Mirour for Magestrates f. 25v Places, of much Honour,..as well, in respect of the Reuerentnesse of the Personages, which gouerne them, as (also) for the exercise of the Lawes.
1609 Morindos sig. D4 This reverent man (for his milke-white head claimd reverentnesse).
1649 T. Woods tr. H. Grotius Treat. Antiq. Battavers sig. A5v In our hearts, there is bred a reverentnesse and respect unto Antiquity.
a1886 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. (1887) 147 There is a wide diversity in taste and in reverentness of technical treatment and expression, but not in meaning.
1990 B. L. Reid Necessary Lives 83 An implicit reverentness, sometimes nearly reluctantly explicit, thickens and irradiates the long last movement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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