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Definition of reverent in English: reverentadjective ˈrɛv(ə)r(ə)ntˈrɛv(ə)rənt Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. Example sentencesExamples - As he got older and his reviews got more reverent, the films tended to get less interesting, though watching him was almost always a pleasure.
- The festive season of Christmas was observed in the usual reverent and enjoyable manner by the community in Bunclody.
- I was not very reverent or respecting of myself in the early days.
- Gone were the days of standing in reverent respect whenever a physician entered the room, Weidner says.
- I am greeted with the same open arms and reverent spirit as always.
- But the need to break clear from the suffocation of reverent togetherness is not just a matter of philosophical self-respect.
- Everyone tiptoed around and spoke in hushed and reverent tones.
- People have been duped for long enough by a pompous officialdom and an over reverent Press full of its own conceit and self-importance.
- But there was the usual reverent silence, broken by the occasional embarrassed cough or ripple of restrained applause.
- Senini has captured the light and the reverent stillness and silence of the art gallery/church that functions as a shrine to the unknown.
- Everything was done with the ancestors and the seventh generation yet to come in mind, a reverent model of accountability.
- The kids have taken a somewhat reverent tone when talking about Pete.
- There is something about a cup of tea that is almost reverent.
- In his past work, David Lynch has often presented seniors as if they were circus freaks, but here his approach is reverent and respectful.
- Well call me cynical, but I think that when she talks about the incident to her friends, it will not be in reverent tones.
- A reverent quiet settled upon the nation, and the election passed off entirely peacefully…
- I don't think Strauss wrote for such a po-faced, reverent audience.
- The darkness is almost reverent; the way the light filters down on each altar gives the design a spiritual feel.
- Actors follow the set's mimicry, all meticulously reverent without adding a jot of originality to their filmic templates.
- Everyone was treated by Sr. Monica as another Christ and dealt with in a reverent, respectful way.
Synonyms respectful, reverential, worshipping, worshipful, adoring, loving, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed deferential, submissive, humble, meek
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin reverent- 'revering', from the verb revereri (see revere). Definition of reverent in US English: reverentadjectiveˈrɛv(ə)rəntˈrev(ə)rənt Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. Example sentencesExamples - Everyone was treated by Sr. Monica as another Christ and dealt with in a reverent, respectful way.
- A reverent quiet settled upon the nation, and the election passed off entirely peacefully…
- Actors follow the set's mimicry, all meticulously reverent without adding a jot of originality to their filmic templates.
- There is something about a cup of tea that is almost reverent.
- I am greeted with the same open arms and reverent spirit as always.
- The kids have taken a somewhat reverent tone when talking about Pete.
- Everyone tiptoed around and spoke in hushed and reverent tones.
- Gone were the days of standing in reverent respect whenever a physician entered the room, Weidner says.
- The darkness is almost reverent; the way the light filters down on each altar gives the design a spiritual feel.
- The festive season of Christmas was observed in the usual reverent and enjoyable manner by the community in Bunclody.
- I don't think Strauss wrote for such a po-faced, reverent audience.
- Everything was done with the ancestors and the seventh generation yet to come in mind, a reverent model of accountability.
- I was not very reverent or respecting of myself in the early days.
- But there was the usual reverent silence, broken by the occasional embarrassed cough or ripple of restrained applause.
- Well call me cynical, but I think that when she talks about the incident to her friends, it will not be in reverent tones.
- But the need to break clear from the suffocation of reverent togetherness is not just a matter of philosophical self-respect.
- Senini has captured the light and the reverent stillness and silence of the art gallery/church that functions as a shrine to the unknown.
- In his past work, David Lynch has often presented seniors as if they were circus freaks, but here his approach is reverent and respectful.
- As he got older and his reviews got more reverent, the films tended to get less interesting, though watching him was almost always a pleasure.
- People have been duped for long enough by a pompous officialdom and an over reverent Press full of its own conceit and self-importance.
Synonyms respectful, reverential, worshipping, worshipful, adoring, loving, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin reverent- ‘revering’, from the verb revereri (see revere). |