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.