reverential
adjective/ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
/ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
(formal)- showing deep respect
- His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReverential is used with these nouns:- tone
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin reverentialis, from the verb revereri from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri ‘to fear’.Definitions on the go
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