to pay reverence to

  • 1reverence — reverencer, n. /rev euhr euhns, rev reuhns/, n., v., reverenced, reverencing. n. 1. a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. 2. the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence. 3. a gesture indicative of deep …

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  • 2reverence — rev•er•ence [[t]ˈrɛv ər əns, ˈrɛv rəns[/t]] n. v. enced, enc•ing 1) a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration 2) the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence[/ex] 3) a gesture indicative of deep respect; an… …

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  • 3reverence — /ˈrɛvərəns / (say revuhruhns), /ˈrɛvrəns / (say revruhns) noun 1. the feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. 2. the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence. 3. a gesture indicative of deep respect; an… …

  • 4reverence — revere / reverence [v] have a high opinion of admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, be in awe of, cherish, defer to, deify, enjoy, esteem, exalt, hold in awe, honor, look up to*, love, magnify, pay homage, prize, put on pedestal*, regard,… …

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  • 5reverence — Synonyms and related words: accord respect to, admiration, admire, adoration, adore, adulation, apotheosis, apotheosize, appreciate, appreciation, approbation, approval, awe, beatification, bend, bending the knee, bob, bow, bowing and scraping,… …

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  • 6reverence — n 1. veneration, respect, awe, adoration, honor, worship, devotion, homage, fealty; admiration, regard, estimation, esteem; deference, humility; consecration, glorification, Archaic. magnification. 2. offering, sacrifice, oblation, libation;… …

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  • 7To pay the debt of nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …

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  • 8Veneration of Images —     Veneration of Images     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Veneration of Images     I. IMAGES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT     The First Commandment would seem absolutely to forbid the making of any kind of representation of men, animals, or even plants:… …

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  • 9Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …

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  • 10Three Mountains of Dewa — The five story pagoda near the base of Mount Haguro The Three Mountains of Dewa (出羽三山, Dewa Sanzan …

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