单词 | reverent |
释义 | reverent (once / 192 pages) adj When you have great awe and respect for someone or something, and you show it by respectfully worshiping that person, thing, deity, or musical group, you are being reverent. Originally, the word reverent was used only in religious contexts, but now it works when people are just acting like they’re in a religious setting (even if the object of their worship is a sports star or political pundit). People are occasionally reverent in regard to antique cars, supermodels, spelling bee champions and giant TV screens. Reverent is related to the verb revere, which is also about having or showing respect for someone or something. WORD FAMILYreverent: irreverent, reverence, reverenter, reverently+/irreverence: irreverences/irreverent: irreverence, irreverently/revere: revered, reverent, reveres, revering/reverence: reverenced, reverences, reverencing, reverential/reverential: reverentially USAGE EXAMPLESThey chat in reverent tones while struggling to fit the cruciform behemoth into the backgrounds of their selfies. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) Most of the humor is too lighthearted to offend all but the most reverent believers, and the movie’s inventiveness rarely flags. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) And the movie’s portrayal of its Polynesian setting is much more reverent than Aladdin’s “It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home!” take on the Middle East. Slate(Nov 21, 2016) 1adj feeling or showing profound respect or veneration maintained a reverent silence Syn|Ant respectful full of or exhibiting respect adoring, worshipfulshowing adoration awed, awfulinspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence respectful, reverential, veneratingfeeling or manifesting veneration irreverent showing lack of due respect or veneration disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous blasphemous, profane, sacrilegiousgrossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred aweless, awless, disrespectfulneither feeling nor showing respect 2adj showing great reverence for god Syn godly, worshipful pious having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
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