reverent

Etymology

From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.

adj

  1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
    Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches. 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria

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