a reverent crowd of worshippers
a reverent tone of voice
Recent Examples on the WebLatto keeps the hometown love reverent and creative, with few moments that are too on the nose.—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 The mood in the room was a sharp departure from the jubilant rally ongoing down the street, where a reverent relief after the assassination attempt has mixed with open glee over a potential Democratic ticket meltdown.—Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024 Aldean also posted a reverent message for the former president on his Instagram account.—Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 July 2024 Although a welcome antidote to the many reverent paeans to the liberal international order and attendant calls for its pristine preservation, Allison’s critique does not fully rhyme with his conclusions.—Rebecca Friedman Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2018 See all Example Sentences for reverent
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Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin reverent-, reverens, present participle of reverērī "to stand in awe of, revere entry 1"
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