reverential
Origin of reverential
1Other words from reverential
- rev·er·en·ti·al·i·ty [rev-uh-ren-shee-al-i-tee], /ˌrɛv əˌrɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, rev·er·en·tial·ness, noun
- rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
- non·rev·er·en·tial, adjective
- non·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
- un·rev·er·en·tial, adjective
- un·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
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How to use reverential in a sentence
Though predictably reverential, the exhibits were also thoughtful and provocative.
In Los Angeles, a new museum celebrates the art of moviemaking | Courtney Lichterman | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostWhether its talking monkeys or reverential passages on Charlie Parker or Beatles albums, “First Person Singular” doesn’t break much new ground, but it will remind readers why Murakami’s work is singular.
Haruki Murakami’s ‘First Person Singular’ will satisfy fans with its uncanny scenarios | Leland Cheuk | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostShelves have been filled with bestselling reverential SEAL, Delta Force, and sniper tales sold as memoirs.
Send in the Marines—and the Anthropologists too? | John Kael Weston | August 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI heard it in the reverential way they said his name, Madiba.
This volume is informative and well illustrated, and properly reverential with an introduction by Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
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And given the reverential traditions and perceived rarity surrounding the Quran, the action would be seen as sincere.
The U.S. Military Should Hand Out Qurans in Afghanistan as a Good-Will Gesture | Richard Miniter | March 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHis turtlenecked product launches are like tent revivals, only more hushed and reverential.
His demeanor toward the elder lawyer is deeply respectful, almost reverential.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanIt was human and worldly, not lofty nor even reverential, except among the few who had deep religious wants.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordYou may know it by all these signs of mahogany furniture, and leather upholstery, and waiters of reverential deportment.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairDirectly after entrance reverential genuflections and holy-water dipping are indulged in.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusThe actor who played Routledge tried to drop his head, according to instructions, but he looked uncomfortable, not reverential.
The Autobiography of a Play | Bronson Howard
British Dictionary definitions for reverential
/ (ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl) /
resulting from or showing reverence: a pilgrimage is a reverential act, performed by reverent people
Derived forms of reverential
- reverentially, adverb
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