reverent
adjective
Origin of reverent
Related Words for reverent
reverential, solemn, deferential, polite, appreciative, gracious, devout, dutiful, humble, obedient, obeisant, pious, regardful, admiring, worshippingExamples from the Web for reverent
Contemporary Examples of reverent
The parade was solemn, with reverent music and the call-and-response singing of two choirs.
The story of these and her sisters we must pass in reverent silence.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American AnniversaryMalcolm Jones
May 26, 2014
Two, we wanted to offer sincere and reverent homage to those same beautifully made movies.
This was as faithful and reverent an adaptation as could ever have been hoped for.
Historical Examples of reverent
He is so very young and reverent and tender, and in a way so unsophisticated.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
She was about to grasp him with the eager hands of reverent love: why did he refuse the touch?
Miracles of Our LordGeorge MacDonald
A picturesque, old German virtuoso is the reverent possessor of a genuine "Cremona."
The HarborErnest Poole
Said it made him feel kind of reverent and holy, almost as if he was in Paradise.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
"The liberation of mankind," he added, and his voice was reverent.