Reverent vs Reverence - What's the difference?
reverent | reverence |
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
* Goldsmith
The state of being revered.
* Francis Bacon
A form of address for some members of the clergy.
That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
* Shakespeare
To show reverence.
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Reverence is a derived term of reverent.
As an adjective reverent
is showing respect or reverence; respectful.As a noun reverence is
veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.As a verb reverence is
to show reverence.reverence
English
Noun
- Make twenty reverences upon receiving about twopence.
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.
- your reverence
- I am forced to lay my reverence by.