reverence
nounEtymology
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
- derived from *wer-✻
- derived from revereor
- derived from reverentia
- derived from reverence
- inherited from reverence
Definitions
Veneration
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
- August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.
The state of being revered.
- When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.
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A form of address for some members of the clergy.
- Your Reverence
That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence
That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
- Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me That I am forced to lay my reverence by.
To show or feel reverence to.
- I reverence every precept / And promise in Thy word
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at reverence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at reverence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at reverence
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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