reverent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: rev=er=ent
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in NT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

reverent, a. [L. reverens, -entis, p. pr. of revereri. See Revere.].

•  Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; humble; respectful; as, reverent disciples.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
•  Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, reverent words; reverent behavior.  Joye.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

reverent, adj. feeling or showing reverence.

Derivative

reverently adv.

Etymology

ME f. L reverens (as REVERE)

THESAURUS

reverent

Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, admiring, adorant, adoring, apotheosizing, awed, awestricken, awestruck, believing, cultish, cultist, cultistic, deifying, devoted, devotional, devout, dutiful, faithful, hero-worshiping, idolatrous, idolizing, imploring, in awe, in the dust, on bended knee, pietistic, pious, prayerful, precative, precatory, prostrate before, religious, reverential, solemn, suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory, theistic, venerational, venerative, worshipful, worshiping

ROGET THESAURUS

reverent

Piety

N piety, religion, theism, faith, religiousness, holiness, saintship, religionism, sanctimony, reverence, humility, veneration, devotion, prostration, grace, unction, edification, sanctity, sanctitude, consecration, spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness, theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ, believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist, the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect, Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame, Our Lady, the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light, pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, heavenly- minded, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic, saintly, saint-like, seraphic, sacred, solemn, believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic, elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, regenerated, inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, not of the earth, ne vile fano, pure-eyed Faith, thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.

Worship

N worship, adoration, devotion, aspiration, homage, service, humiliation, kneeling, genuflection, prostration, prayer, invocation, supplication, rogation, intercession, orison, holy breathing, petition, collect, litany, Lord's prayer, paternoster, beadroll, latria, dulia, hyperdulia, vigils, revival, cult, anxious meeting, camp meeting, ebenezer, virginal, thanksgiving, giving thanks, returning thanks, grace, praise, glorification, benediction, doxology, hosanna, hallelujah, allelujah, Te Deum, non nobis Domine, nunc dimittis, paean, benschen, Ave Maria, O Salutaris, Sanctus, The Annunciation, Tersanctus, Trisagion, psalm, psalmody, hymn, plain song, chant, chaunt, response, anthem, motet, antiphon, antiphony, oblation, sacrifice, incense, libation, burnt offering, heave offering, votive offering, offertory, discipline, self-discipline, self-examination, self-denial, fasting, divine service, office, duty, exercises, morning prayer, mass, matins, evensong, vespers, undernsong, tierce, holyday, worshipper, congregation, communicant, celebrant, worshipping, devout, devotional, reverent, pure, solemn, fervid, Int, hallelujah, allelujah!, hosanna!, glory be to God!, O Lord!, pray God that!, God grant, God bless, God save, God forbid!, sursum corda, making their lives a prayer, ora et labora, prayers ardent open heaven.