Definitions
an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
Word origin
From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“to stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).
Used in a sentence
“August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.”
“When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government is lost.”
“Your Reverence”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Deep respect”9 letters
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