Definition of reverence
- n. - Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and
affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere;
veneration.
- n. - The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration;
an obeisance.
- n. - That which deserves or exacts manifestations of
reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
- n. - A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to
priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your; sometimes
poetically to a father.
- v. t. - To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with
respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.