reverence

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- the fear of God
- the Chinese reverence for the dead
- the French treat food with gentle reverence
- his respect for the law bordered on veneration
• Syn:
fear, awe, veneration
• Derivationally related forms:
venerate (for: veneration), reverential, reverent, revere, fear (for: fear)
• Hypernyms:
emotion
2. a reverent mental attitude
• Ant:
irreverence
• Derivationally related forms:
reverential, reverent, revere
• Hypernyms:
attitude, mental attitude
3. an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
• Hypernyms:
action
• Hyponyms:
bow, bowing, obeisance, curtsy, curtsey

II - verb

regard with feelings of respect and reverence;
consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of (Freq. 1)
- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
• Syn:
fear, revere, venerate
• Derivationally related forms:
veneration (for: venerate), venerator (for: venerate), reverent (for: revere), reverence (for: revere), fear (for: fear)
• Hypernyms:
respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
• Hyponyms:
enshrine, saint, worship
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fear, awe, veneration, revere, venerate