reverence :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)

n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

There are no items for this category

respect, regard

n. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"

respect, esteem, regard

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

esteem, regard, respect

n. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

deference, respect, respectfulness

n. courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"

deference, respect

n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

devotion, devotedness

n. feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"

ardor, ardour, elan, zeal

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

consider

v. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

evaluate, pass judgment, judge

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

adore

v. love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure

v. be fond of; be attached to

laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

v. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

favor, favour, grace, honor, honour

v. confer

bless

v. confer prosperity or happiness on

idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere

v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

acclaim, hail, herald

v. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

eulogize, eulogise

v. praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

honor, honour, reward

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

deify

v. exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"

There are no items for this category

irreverence

n. an irreverent mental attitude

impiety

n. unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

disrespect, disesteem

v. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!