n. & v.
--n.
1. a the act of revering or the state of being revered (hold in reverence; feel reverence for). b the capacity for revering (lacks reverence).
2 archaic a gesture showing that one reveres; a bow or curtsy.
3 (Reverence) a title used of or to some members of the clergy.
--v.tr. regard or treat with reverence.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L reverentia (as REVERE)