reverence

Etymology

From Middle English reverence (noun) and reverencen (verb), from Old French reverence and Latin reverentia, from Latin revereor (“I stand in awe, respect, revere”), from re- + vereor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, heed, notice”).

noun

1. Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
2. An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
   August 2, 1758, Oliver Goldsmith, A Letter from a Traveller Make twenty reverences upon receiving […] about twopence.
3. The state of being revered.
4. A form of address for some members of the clergy.
   your reverence
5. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.

verb

1. (transitive) To show or feel reverence to.