reverential

[ rev-uh-ren-shuh l ]

/ ˌrɛv əˈrɛn ʃəl /

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adjective

of the nature of or characterized by reverence; reverent: reverential awe.

Origin of reverential

First recorded in 1545–55; reverent + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM reverential

rev·er·en·ti·al·i·ty

[rev-uh-ren-shee-al-i-tee] /ˌrɛv əˌrɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, rev·er·en·tial·ness, noun rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb non·rev·er·en·tial, adjective non·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

un·rev·er·en·tial, adjective un·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby reverential

revere, paul, reverence, reverend, reverend mother, reverent, reverential, reverie, revers, reversal, reversal film, reversal plate

Example sentences from the Web for reverentially

When Anton gave back the note, Bernhard received it reverentially, and replaced it under his pillow.

Debit and Credit |Gustav Freytag
With hands resting upon the floor, reverentially you repeat your poem, O frog!

Exotics and Retrospectives |Lafcadio Hearn
She leans toward him, and gently, reverentially he takes her in his arms and places her on the ground beside him.

Airy Fairy Lilian |Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
He is entirely loyal to contemporary life and reverentially exact in his transcription of the phase.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various

And so reverentially admiring was his manner toward his travelling companion that the other couldn't but smile good-naturedly.

Bob Chester's Grit |Frank V. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for reverentially

reverential

/ (ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl) /

adjective

resulting from or showing reverence a pilgrimage is a reverential act, performed by reverent people

Derived forms of reverential

reverentially, adverb

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