reverential Definition
rev·er·en·tial (rev′ə ren′s̸həl)
adjective
showing or caused by reverence
Etymology: ML reverentialis
reverential Related Forms
rev′·er·en′·tially adverb
reverential Synonyms
reverential Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- awe: An air of reverential awe attended the dead King.
- silence: They may express faith in the Eucharist through manner, gesture, or reverential silence rather than verbally.
- tone: Athletic fans recall in almost reverential tones the huge quantity of drink they shared with their visitors.
- attitude: Mr Allan had come into our office at Westminster to moan about the Guardian's insufficiently reverential attitude to Tony Blair once too often.
- hush: Every time a US delegate speaks on the floor of a conference room, a reverential hush descends.
- approach: What has been described as the reverential approach to the revealed Word has typified all great revival preaching.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Athletic fans recall in almost reverential tones the huge quantity of drink they shared with their visitors.
- too: Personally, I think people might be being just a little bit too reverential to the source material.
- rather: In popular memory, This is Your Life stands as a rather reverential celebration of the famous.
- very: However, it gave the service a very reverential feel and fitted well in a week where everything was solemn.
- insufficiently: Mr Allan had come into our office at Westminster to moan about the Guardian's insufficiently reverential attitude to Tony Blair once too often.
- so: We don't take the time anymore to be so reverential to places, we don't give them that respect.
Browse dictionary entries near reverential
- ‹ reverent
- ‹ reverend
- ‹ reverence
- ‹ revere
- ‹ reverberatory
- ‹ reverberator
- ‹ reverberative
- ‹ reverberation
- ‹ reverberate
- ‹ reverberant

