[rev.er.ence] n (14c) 1: honor or respect felt or shown: deference; esp: profound adoring awed respect
2: a gesture of respect (as a bow)
3: the state of being revered
4: one held in reverence--used as a title for a clergyman syn see honor
[2]reverence vt -enced ; -enc.ing (14c): to regard or treat with reverence syn see revere -- rev.er.enc.er n