B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

reverence

rev·er·ence

reverence · reverences

страх, боязнь, фобія

благоговение, почитание, реверанс, преподобие

Reverenz, Verehrung, Bewunderung, Ehrfurcht

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred contextVeneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

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/ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/

» We should hold old people in reverence.

Слід шанувати старших.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
Ehrfurcht, Bewunderung, Verehrung
почита́ниеpočitánije, благогове́ниеblagogovénije
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
(countable, uncountable)An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.
Ehrerbietung, Reverenz
реверансreverans
an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
(countable, uncountable)The state of being revered.
благоговениеblagogovénije
(countable, uncountable)A form of address for some members of the clergy.
Your Reverence
Reverenz
преподобиеprepodobije
(countable, uncountable)That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.

Examples

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We should hold old people in reverence.
Слід шанувати старших.
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Her behavior is worthy of reverence.
deIhr Verhalten ist bewundernswert.
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I felt profound reverence for the courageous mother.
deIch empfand tiefe Achtung für die mutige Mutter.
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He showed great reverence towards the pictures of the god.
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The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

veneration; profound awe and respect:

act of showing respect:

state of being revered:

form of address:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

veneration; profound awe and respect:

act of showing respect:

Origin

From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and

From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).

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