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reverential

[rev-uh-ren-shuhl]

adjective

of the nature of or characterized by reverence; reverent: reverential awe.

Origin:
1545–55; reverent + -ial

Related forms

rev·er·en·ti·al·i·ty

[rev-uh-ren-shee-al-i-tee] , rev·er·en·tial·ness, noun

rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

non·rev·er·en·tial, adjective

non·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

un·rev·er·en·tial, adjective

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un·rev·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

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reverential (ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl)

—*adj*
	resulting from or showing reverence: a pilgrimage is a reverential act, performed by reverent people

rever'entially

—*adv*

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