reverent
- feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful: a reverent greeting.
Origin of reverent
Related Words for reverently
warmly, passionately, respectfully, zealously, earnestly, reverently, longingly, affectionately, admiringly, fondly, generously, kindly, loyally, adoringly, appreciatively, ardently, attentively, considerately, devotedly, endearinglyExamples from the Web for reverently
Contemporary Examples of reverently
There is a sign urging quiet, so you approach slowly and reverently, as you might an important tomb.
Historical Examples of reverently
He arose, as he spoke, and reverently placed the chaplet on the head of Plato.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
I laid it reverently on the washhand-stand, as a heart should be laid on an altar.
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
At the door he turned, took her hand and kissed it gently and reverently.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
These things we have passed by reverently, as symbols of a people's trust in its kind.
The ForestStewart Edward White
Goring and I picked him reverently up and laid him on his bed.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other TalesArthur Conan Doyle
reverent
- feeling, expressing, or characterized by reverence
Word Origin for reverent
Word Origin and History for reverently
reverent
late 14c., "reverend;" late 15c., "characterized by reverence, deeply respectful," from Old French reverent and directly from Latin reverentem (nominative reverens), present participle of revereri (see reverence). The sense of "reverend" was common 14c. through 17c. Related: Reverently.