reverence

Meanings

Noun

• Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
• An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
• The state of being revered.
• A form of address for some members of the clergy.
• That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.

Verb

• To show or feel reverence to.

Related

Opposite words

• contempt
• blasphemy
• profanity

Origin

• From Middle English reverence and reverencen, from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor ("I stand in awe, respect, revere"), from re- + la, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ("to cover, heed, notice").