reverent
See also: révèrent and rêvèrent
English
Etymology
From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛvɹənt/
Adjective
reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)
- Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
- 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:
- Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.
- Synonym: reverential
- Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent
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Derived terms
- reverently
- reverentness
- unreverent
Related terms
- irreverent
- revere
- reverence
- reverential
Translations
showing respect or reverence; respectful
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin reverens.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /rə.vəˈɾent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /rə.bəˈɾen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.veˈɾent/
Adjective
reverent (masculine and feminine plural reverents)
- reverent
- Synonym: reverencial
- Antonym: irreverent
Derived terms
- reverentment
Related terms
- irreverent
- reverència
- reverir
Further reading
- “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “reverent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.