reverence

«reverence» in Mova's school dictionary: Deep respect and honour shown to someone, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Deep respect and honour shown to someone, such as a parent or a holy person. tree →

2) (old use) A low bow or curtsy to show respect; «to make a reverence» means to curtsy. tree →

3) (old use) «Your Reverence» is a polite title for a priest or a bishop. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons, a duty owed to parents and elders; in tales, a respectful bow or curtsy made to a king, queen or lord

examples

• Children should show reverence to their parents. tree →
• The girl made a low reverence to the queen. tree →
• The old miller said, «Won't your Reverence buy some corn?» tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.
• Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reverence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.