reverence
noun
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
reverences
-
pluralof reverence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
-
present tense formof reverence (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
reverencenouna feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It seemed to me that there pervaded on that island one of the deepest respects and reverences for the dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum has revered its precedents as it reverences its Rembrandts.
From Time Magazine Archive
“My father praised Robert without respite! So my behavior was disgracious. But such reverences, such empathies that existed between them, they are very combustible. Friendship is a calmer thing. Robert left Zedelgem in winter.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Although he reverences the great actors who have preceded him, Irving takes but little note of tradition.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon
As I have said, he reverences something: for no human being is without the faculty.
From Household Education by Harriet Martineau
