Reverent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

showing great reverence for god

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛvɚɹənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛvəɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛvəɹənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛvɚɹənt/.

Examples

maintained a reverent silence
a godly man
leading a godly life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

godly worshipful

Antonyms

irreverent

Parts of Speech

adjective	feeling or showing profound respect or veneration “maintained a reverent silence”
adjective	showing great reverence for god “a godly man”

Word Forms

reverence	noun	a reverent mental attitude
revere	verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
godliness	noun	piety by virtue of being a godly person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

andächtig

tiefen Respekt oder Verehrung empfinden oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

respectueux

ressentir ou montrer un profond respect ou une vénération

🇪🇸Spanish

reverente

sentir o mostrar profundo respeto o veneración

🇮🇹Italian

riverente

provare o mostrare profondo rispetto o venerazione

🇳🇱Dutch

eerbiedig

diep respect of verering voelen of tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reverente

sentir ou mostrar profundo respeito ou veneração

🇷🇺Russian

почтительный

чувство или проявление глубокого уважения или почтения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्रद्धालु

गहरा सम्मान या श्रद्धा महसूस करना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্রদ্ধেয়

গভীর শ্রদ্ধা বা শ্রদ্ধা অনুভব করা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

பயபக்தியுடையவர்

உணர்வு அல்லது ஆழ்ந்த மரியாதை அல்லது வணக்கத்தைக் காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గౌరవప్రదమైన

అనుభూతి లేదా లోతైన గౌరవం లేదా ఆరాధనను చూపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आदरणीय

भावना किंवा खोल आदर किंवा आदर दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદરણીય

લાગણી અથવા ગહન આદર અથવા આદર બતાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂಜ್ಯ

ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಳವಾದ ಗೌರವ ಅಥವಾ ಪೂಜೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭക്തിയുള്ള

തോന്നൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അഗാധമായ ബഹുമാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരാധന കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ

ਡੂੰਘਾ ਆਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل احترام

گہرا احترام یا تعظیم محسوس کرنا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虔诚的

感到或表现出深深的尊重或崇敬

🇯🇵Japanese

敬虔な

深い敬意や尊敬を感じたり、示したりする

🇰🇷Korean

경건한

깊은 존경심이나 존경심을 느끼거나 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tôn kính

cảm giác hoặc thể hiện sự tôn trọng hoặc tôn kính sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

แสดงความเคารพ

รู้สึกหรือแสดงความเคารพหรือแสดงความเคารพอย่างลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

takzim

merasakan atau menunjukkan rasa hormat atau penghormatan yang mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

magalang

pakiramdam o pagpapakita ng malalim na paggalang o paggalang

🇲🇾Malay

bertaqwa

perasaan atau menunjukkan rasa hormat atau penghormatan yang mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الموقر

الشعور أو إظهار الاحترام العميق أو التبجيل

🇮🇷Persian

محترم

احساس یا نشان دادن احترام یا احترام عمیق

🇹🇷Turkish

saygılı

derin saygı veya hürmet hissetmek veya göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָרֵא שָׁמַיִם

להרגיש או להפגין כבוד או הערצה עמוקים

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