reverent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/, /ˈɹɛv.ɹənt/
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹev.ə.ɹənt/, /ˈɹev.ɹənt/
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Adjective edit
reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)
- Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
- Synonym: reverential
- Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent
- 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:
- Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.
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Translations edit
showing respect or reverence; respectful
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin reverentem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [rə.βəˈɾen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.vəˈɾent]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [re.veˈɾent]
Adjective edit
reverent m or f (masculine and feminine plural reverents)
- reverent
- Synonym: reverencial
- Antonym: irreverent
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Further reading edit
- “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “reverent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.