Antonyms for reverent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rev-er-uh nt, rev-ruh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛv ər ənt, ˈrɛv rənt

Definition of reverent

Origin : late 14c., "reverend;" late 15c., "characterized by reverence, deeply respectful," from Old French reverent and directly from Latin reverentem (nominative reverens), present participle of revereri (see reverence). The sense of "reverend" was common 14c. through 17c. Related: Reverently.

adj respectful

Example sentences :

He is so very young and reverent and tender, and in a way so unsophisticated.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

She was about to grasp him with the eager hands of reverent love: why did he refuse the touch?
Extract from : « Miracles of Our Lord » by George MacDonald

A picturesque, old German virtuoso is the reverent possessor of a genuine "Cremona."
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Said it made him feel kind of reverent and holy, almost as if he was in Paradise.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"The liberation of mankind," he added, and his voice was reverent.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

She was permitted to dust those she could reach, and her touch was reverent and gentle.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

What was that word, at which the younger bent his head with reverent gesture?
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various

It seemed the only motion left in a hushed and reverent world.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

"But not beyond the reverent faith of a Christian," Olive ventured to say.
Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)

Then I got sorry, as this was not reverent, and a bright thought struck me.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Synonyms for reverent

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