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reverent adjective [ ˈrɛv(ə)r(ə)nt ]

• feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
• "a reverent silence"
Similar: respectful, reverential, worshipping, worshipful, adoring, loving, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed, deferential, submissive, humble, meek,
Opposite: irreverent, cheeky,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin reverent- ‘revering’, from the verb revereri (see revere).


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