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Meanings of
reverential
in English
Feeling or manifesting veneration.
respectful
venerating
Related terms
reverent
Usage of
reverential
in English
1
His respectful manners, his grave bow, and his
reverential
tone in saying-
2
Yesterday the stillness was
reverential
,
and quite in keeping with Sunday rest.
3
Amongst connoisseurs of the bizarre, McNeal's story was told in
reverential
whispers.
4
He bowed himself, in
reverential
awe, before the thought of her martyrdom.
5
Jose Barretto had always been
reverential
,
and so he knelt in prayer.
6
With a
reverential
movement of the head, the white column moved away.
7
The bronze figure of the Battalion man is dignified, strong and
reverential
.
8
In fact, he had a
reverential
soul with a strong practical intelligence.
9
His feeling towards Artois in London had been sympathetic, even almost
reverential
.
10
Under the Count's tuition he studied with
reverential
awe the Huescar history.
11
There, with
reverential
tenderness, the young Duke of Hereward greeted his bride.
12
He found his lordship alone, and was received with almost
reverential
courtesy.
13
We have heard your prayers, your solemn groans and your
reverential
amens.
14
She dropped her eyes to her fingernails, and spoke with
reverential
deliberation.
15
Manetho comes out of his retirement, and dances
reverential
attendance upon her.
16
I felt
reverential
before that tiny, heroic bird, before its loving impulse.
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reverential
Adjective
Frequent collocations
reverential awe
almost reverential
reverential silence
reverential tone
reverential feeling
More collocations
Reverential
through the time
Reverential
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common