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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reverence/ˈrevərəns/

▶noun

1 deep respect.

2 archaic a bow or curtsy.

3 (His/Your Reverence) a title given to a member of the clergy, especially a priest in Ireland.

▶verb regard or treat with reverence.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. reverentia, from revereri (see revere).

'reverence' also found in these Oxford entries:

cross - dulia - fear - hagiography - idolatry - impiety - impious - manitou - piety - prostrate - relic - religion - reverent - superstition - worship - worshipful

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