reverence
US: /ˈɹɛvɝəns/
UK: /ɹˈɛvɹəns/
UK: /ɹˈɛvɹəns/
English Vietnamese dictionary
reverence /'revərəns/
- danh từ
- sự tôn kính; lòng sùng kính, lòng kính trọng
- to hold someone in reverence; to feel reverence for someone: tôn kính ai
- sự tôn kính; lòng sùng kính, lòng kính trọng
- ngoại động từ
- tôn kính; sùng kính, kính trọng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U] ~ (for sb/sth) (formal) a feeling of great respect or admiration for sb/sth: The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature. + The crowd knelt in reverence and worship.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 honour, respect, esteem, admiration, glorification, beatification, sanctification, idolization, worship, veneration, adulation, adoration, homage, fealty, obeisance, deference, awe:
Their totalitarian discipline was able to succeed because of the people's reverence for authority.
v.
2 See revere, above.
reverien.
day-dream, fantasy, brown study, wool-gathering, absent-mindedness; meditation, thought:
I shouldn't disturb Kevin - he's deep in a reverie.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
deep, great, profound | due, proper
VERB + REVERENCE
have | hold sb in
He is still held in great reverence throughout the country.
| inspire
a painting that inspires deep reverence for nature
PREP.
in ~
I closed my eyes in reverence.
| with ~
She spoke of them with profound reverence.
| ~ for
reverence for human life
| ~ to/towards
Children are taught to show respect and reverence towards their grandparents.
Concise English dictionary
reverences|reverenced|reverencing'revərəns
noun
+a profound emotion inspired by a deity
+a reverent mental attitude
verb
+regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
