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reverential

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of reverential

formal showing or having a lot of respect

a reverential attitude

They spoke in reverential terms about their recently departed spiritual advisor.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of reverential

reverent, worshipful

devout, godly, holy, pious, religious, sainted, saintly

ascetic (also ascetical), prayerful, spiritual

deferent, deferential, dutiful, regardful, respectful

pietistic, religiose

beatified, blessed (also blest), canonized, venerable

angelic (or angelical), cherubic

chaste, moral, pure, righteous, upright, virtuous

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of reverential

blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious

discourteous, insolent, rude, uncivil

disrespectful, undutiful

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