Need another word that means the same as “reverent”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “reverent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Reverent” are: godly, worshipful, respectful, reverential, adoring, loving, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reverent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| admiring | Characterized by or expressive of admiration or warm approval. The snowman has drawn many an admiring glance from villagers. |
| adoring | Feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration. A gift from an adoring fan. |
| awed | Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread. I watched her in awed silence. |
| devoted | (followed by `to’) dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use. A life devoted to poetry. |
| devout | Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment. Devout wishes for their success. |
| dutiful | Motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm. A dutiful daughter. |
| godly | Emanating from God-Saturday Review. Leading a godly life. |
| loving | Feeling or showing love or great care. The cargo was described in loving detail. |
| respectful | Feeling or manifesting veneration. A respectful glance. |
| reverential | Feeling or manifesting veneration. Their names are always mentioned in reverential tones. |
| worshipful | Used in titles given to justices of the peace and to certain old companies or their officers. Her voice was full of worshipful admiration. |
| adoring | Showing adoration. A gift from an adoring fan. |
| baptism | A ceremony or occasion at which baptism takes place. This event constituted his baptism as a politician. |
| believing | The cognitive process that leads to convictions. Seeing is believing. |
| credo | A creed of the Christian Church in Latin. He announced his credo in his first editorial. |
| dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. A dedicated high speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel. |
| deference | A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. His deference to her wishes was very flattering. |
| devout | Earnest. Devout wishes for their success. |
| esteem | An attitude of admiration or esteem. I should esteem it a favour if you could speak to them. |
| fanatically | In a passionately fanatic manner. |
| homage | Respectful deference. Daniel s films were a homage to her. |
| honor | Bestow honor or rewards upon. A man of honor. |
| martyrdom | A display of pretended or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy. The martyrdom of St Anthony. |
| obeisance | Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. She made a deep obeisance. |
| obey | Behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc. I always obey my father. |
| pharisaic | Excessively or hypocritically pious. |
| pilgrimage | Go on a pilgrimage. His passion was opera and he made annual pilgrimages to Bayreuth. |
| pious | Making or constituting a hypocritical display of virtue. Pious readings. |
| proselyte | A new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism. |
| religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. I have a religious aversion to reading manuals. |
| respect | The state of being admired or respected. It differs in that respect. |
| respectful | Feeling or showing deference and respect. They sit in respectful silence. |
| reverential | Feeling or manifesting veneration. Their names are always mentioned in reverential tones. |
| sacrament | (in Roman Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host. He heard Mass and received the sacrament. |
| saintly | Very holy or virtuous. A truly saintly woman. |
| sanctimonious | Excessively or hypocritically pious. A sickening sanctimonious smile. |
| shrine | Enshrine. Her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world. |
| synagogue | The place of worship for a Jewish congregation. |
| theism | Belief in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe. There are many different forms of theism. |
| veneration | Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God. His respect for the law bordered on veneration. |
| worship | The activity of worshipping. She adores her sons and they worship her. |
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