reverence

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #18510

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of deep respect or admiration for someone or something.

The pilgrims spoke of the temple with great reverence.
2

verb
To feel or show deep respect for someone or something.

In that culture, people reverence their ancestors.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of deep respect... veneration

2 verb · to feel or show deep... honour venerate

Opposites

blasphemy contempt profanity

Word family

Forms reverences

Derived forms disreverencereverereverencerreverent reverentlysave-reverencesir-reverenceunreverence

Etymology

From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).

reverence Middle English reverentia Latin revereor Latin *wer- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# reverence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/
**Frequency rank:** 18510

## Meanings
1. A feeling of deep respect or admiration for someone or something.
2. To feel or show deep respect for someone or something.

## Examples
- The pilgrims spoke of the temple with great reverence.
- In that culture, people reverence their ancestors.

## Antonyms
- blasphemy
- contempt
- profanity

## Derived Forms
- disreverence
- revere
- reverencer
- reverent
- reverently
- save-reverence
- sir-reverence
- unreverence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reverence
- Root: reverentia
- Root: revereor
- Root: *wer-

## Etymology
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).

## AI Etymology
Reverence comes from Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”). Modern senses include a feeling of deep respect or admiration for someone or something. and to feel or show deep respect for someone or something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as disreverence, revere, reverencer, reverent, reverently, and save-reverence.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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