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reverence

('r/E/v/@/r/@/ns )

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something(noun.feeling)

Example:
The Chinese reverence for the dead.
The French treat food with gentle reverence.

Synonym:
awe, fear, veneration

source: wordnet30
a reverent mental attitude(noun.cognition)

Antonym:
irreverence

source: wordnet30
an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.(noun)

source: webster1913

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
fear, revere, venerate

source: wordnet30
To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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