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reverent

 [rev-er-uhnt, rev-ruhnt]   Origin

rev·er·ent

   [rev-er-uhnt, rev-ruhnt]
adjective
feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful: a reverent greeting.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin reverent- (stem of reverēns), present participle of reverērī to revere1; see -ent

Related forms
rev·er·ent·ly, adverb
rev·er·ent·ness, noun
non·rev·er·ent, adjective
non·rev·er·ent·ly, adverb
self-rev·er·ent, adjective
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un·rev·er·ent, adjective
un·rev·er·ent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

Can be confused: reverend, reverent.
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reverent (ˈrɛvərənt, ˈrɛvrənt)
 
—adj
feeling, expressing, or characterized by reverence
 
[C14: from Latin reverēns respectful]
 
'reverently
 
—adv
 
'reverentness
 
—n

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reverent
late 15c., from L. reverentem, prp. of revereri (see reverence). From 14c. through 17c., commonly also used for reverend (adj.).
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