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reverential

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌɹɛvəˈɹɛnʃəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH2 V ER0 EH1 N SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing or characterized by reverence; respectful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reverent

Antonyms: irreverential

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone or something that is reverential.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

feeling or manifesting veneration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: respectful, venerating

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin reverentiālis, from Latin reverentia (“reverence”) + -ālis (adjectival suffix).