reverence
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#REVERENCECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#REVERENCE reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#REVERENCE reverence and LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#REVERENCE reverentia, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#REVERENCE revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereorCategory:Latin links with redundant alt parameters#REVERENCE, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#REVERENCE *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/, /ˈɹɛv.ɹəns/Category:English 3-syllable words#REVERENCECategory:English 2-syllable words#REVERENCECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#REVERENCE
- Hyphenation: rev‧er‧ence
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#REVERENCEAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvɹənsCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛvɹəns#REVERENCECategory:Rhymes:English/ɛvɹəns/2 syllables#REVERENCE
Noun
reverence (countable and uncountable, plural reverences)Category:English lemmas#REVERENCECategory:English nouns#REVERENCECategory:English uncountable nouns#REVERENCECategory:English countable nouns#REVERENCECategory:English countable nouns#REVERENCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#REVERENCECategory:Pages with entries#REVERENCECategory:Pages with 2 entries#REVERENCE
- Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
- An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller
- Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller
- The state of being revered.
- 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.Category:English terms with quotations#REVERENCE
- A form of address for some members of the clergy.
- Your Reverence
- That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and meCategory:English terms with quotations#REVERENCE
That I am forced to lay my reverence by.
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Verb
reverence (third-person singular simple present reverences, present participle reverencing, simple past and past participle reverenced)Category:English lemmas#REVERENCECategory:English verbs#REVERENCECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#REVERENCECategory:Pages with entries#REVERENCECategory:Pages with 2 entries#REVERENCE
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#REVERENCE) To show or feel reverence to.
- 2021, Bryan Fowler, Grayson Kessenich, Shane Barnard, “My Portion”, in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1, performed by Shane & Shane:
- I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy wordCategory:English terms with quotations#REVERENCE
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Translations
Middle French
Noun
reverence f (usually uncountable, plural reverences)Category:Middle French lemmas#REVERENCECategory:Middle French nouns#REVERENCECategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#REVERENCECategory:Middle French feminine nouns#REVERENCECategory:Pages with entries#REVERENCECategory:Pages with 2 entries#REVERENCECategory:Middle French countable nouns#REVERENCECategory:Middle French uncountable nouns#REVERENCE