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Meanings of reverent in English

Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.

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Showing great reverence for god.

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Examples for "godly"
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The combination of human creativity and godly power can be quite formidable.
The red pyramid
2
Now I go to the holy labor of love and godly wrath.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
3
They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.
Ebony
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A godly response to that servant leadership is the choice of submission.
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
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To live a godly life is to live in the same manner.
How to Live a Holy Life
Usage of reverent in English
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Her voice was reverent; the awfulness of the heavens had humbled her.
There was a King in Egypt
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But that is the modern method: the method of the reverent sceptic.
All Things Considered
3
In reality he was never more reverent, never more soberly in earnest.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
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The newspapers of the day after this speech confirm these reverent reminiscences.
Abraham Lincoln
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As for Wally, he was downright reverent at how good it was.
Mildred Pierce
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As I stood in reverent contemplation of her my admiration was unbounded.
Born Again
7
Here, in the Word made Flesh, with reverent amazement he found it.
The Far Horizon
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Giraud had seemed to be wrapped in their spirit of reverent reserve.
Whirligigs
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With loving, reverent hands I have lifted the veil of the past.
Memories / A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During ...
10
Here he discoursed to reverent throngs in tones never loud or confident.
The Last Leaf / Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men ...
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Edith took the letters and began to examine them with reverent curiosity.
Equality
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These he placed on the table and unfolded with almost reverent care.
A Splendid Hazard
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He bent over and touched the varnished surfaces with a reverent hand.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
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Then, speaking very slowly, in a deep and reverent voice, he intoned:
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
15
Everything he did and said manifested the serious, reverent love of excellence.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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His reverent solemnity stole like an unseen cloak over the crowded auditorium.
Autobiography of a Yogi
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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