reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌre-və-ˈren(t)-shəl 
1
: expressing or having a quality of reverence
reverential awe
2
: inspiring reverence
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Cars fill our road as grandfathers, fathers, and sons make their way to the area, and a reverential quiet begins to fill the afternoon air.
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Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
One might be tempted to point at the screen in recognition, DiCaprio–in–Once Upon a Time in Hollywood style, but the moment is built around a silent appreciation for nature, demanding a reverential stillness from the viewer, just as Mollie demands of Ernest.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Needless to say, everything turns out all right in the end, especially as told to us in the dulcet tones of narrator Alfred Molina — the aural onscreen version of the book’s author, treated in reverential fashion.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
Instead, these figures spent Sunday constructing reverential odes to Biden’s legacy.
—Byeva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 July 2024
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Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
One might be tempted to point at the screen in recognition, DiCaprio–in–Once Upon a Time in Hollywood style, but the moment is built around a silent appreciation for nature, demanding a reverential stillness from the viewer, just as Mollie demands of Ernest.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Needless to say, everything turns out all right in the end, especially as told to us in the dulcet tones of narrator Alfred Molina — the aural onscreen version of the book’s author, treated in reverential fashion.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
Instead, these figures spent Sunday constructing reverential odes to Biden’s legacy.
—Byeva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 July 2024
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reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌrev-ə-ˈren-chəl
1
: showing or having a quality of reverence
2
: inspiring reverence
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