Reverence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

a reverent mental attitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛvɚɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛvəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛvəɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛvɚɹəns/.

Examples

the fear of God
the Chinese reverence for the dead
the French treat food with gentle reverence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revere venerate awe fear veneration

Antonyms

irreverence

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something “the fear of God”
noun	a reverent mental attitude
noun	an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of “Fear God as your father”

Word Forms

fear	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
reverential	adjective	feeling or manifesting veneration
reverent	adjective	showing great reverence for god
reverence	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
revere	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
venerate	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
reverence	noun	a reverent mental attitude
fear	noun	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
veneration	noun	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
venerator	noun	someone who regards with deep respect or reverence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ehrfurcht

ein Gefühl tiefen Respekts für jemanden oder etwas

🇫🇷French

révérence

un sentiment de profond respect pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

reverencia

un sentimiento de profundo respeto por alguien o algo

🇮🇹Italian

riverenza

un sentimento di profondo rispetto per qualcuno o qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

eerbied

een gevoel van diep respect voor iemand of iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

reverência

um sentimento de profundo respeito por alguém ou alguma coisa

🇷🇺Russian

почтение

чувство глубокого уважения к кому-то или чему-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्रद्धा

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के प्रति गहरा सम्मान की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রদ্ধা

কাউকে বা কিছুর জন্য গভীর শ্রদ্ধার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பயபக்தி

யாரோ அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒரு ஆழ்ந்த மரியாதை உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

గౌరవం

ఎవరైనా లేదా దేనిపైనా గాఢమైన గౌరవం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

आदर

एखाद्या व्यक्तीबद्दल किंवा कशासाठीही खोल आदराची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદર

કોઈને અથવા કંઈક માટે ગહન આદરની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೌರವ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಆಳವಾದ ಗೌರವದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹുമാനം

മറ്റൊരാളോടോ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലുമോ അഗാധമായ ബഹുമാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਤਿਕਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਡੂੰਘੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعظیم

کسی یا کسی چیز کے لئے گہرا احترام کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尊敬

对某人或某事深表敬意的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

敬意

誰かまたは何かに対する深い敬意の感情

🇰🇷Korean

경례

누군가 또는 사물에 대한 깊은 존경심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tôn kính

một cảm giác tôn trọng sâu sắc đối với một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความเคารพ

ความรู้สึกเคารพอย่างสุดซึ้งต่อบางคนหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghormati

perasaan hormat yang mendalam terhadap seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

paggalang

isang pakiramdam ng malalim na paggalang sa isang tao o isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penghormatan

perasaan hormat yang mendalam terhadap seseorang atau sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقديس

شعور بالاحترام العميق لشخص ما أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

احترام

احساس احترام عمیق برای کسی یا چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

saygı

birine ya da bir şeye karşı derin saygı duygusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

יִראַת כָּבוֹד

תחושה של כבוד עמוק למישהו או למשהו

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The primary meaning of 'reverence' is 'a feeling of profound respect for someone or something'.

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Using 'reverence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reverence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reverence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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