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Meanings of reverent in inglés

Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.

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Showing great reverence for god.

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Examples for "irreverent"
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They were both the new kind of journalist-veryjoyous, irreverent young men.
The Time Machine
2
The fashion world was incredulous: McQueen's approach was considered irreverent and anti-fashion.
The new yorker
3
What irreverent children I have brought up.' He reads, then looks up.
Wolf hall
4
In short it is idiosyncratic and irreverent: all over the place even.
The Irish Times
5
This collection, however, is academically rigorous, accessible and frequently irreverent and lively.
The Irish Times
Usage of reverent in inglés
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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
4
The newspapers of the day after this speech confirm these reverent reminiscences.
Abraham Lincoln
5
As for Wally, he was downright reverent at how good it was.
Mildred Pierce
6
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
8
Giraud had seemed to be wrapped in their spirit of reverent reserve.
Whirligigs
9
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 ...
11
Edith took the letters and began to examine them with reverent curiosity.
Equality
12
These he placed on the table and unfolded with almost reverent care.
A Splendid Hazard
13
He bent over and touched the varnished surfaces with a reverent hand.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
14
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
16
His reverent solemnity stole like an unseen cloak over the crowded auditorium.
Autobiography of a Yogi
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Reverent across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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