reverentially

[US]/ˌrevə'renʃəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with deep respect and awe, in a way that shows reverence or devotion

Example Sentences

The monks bowed reverentially before the sacred statue.

She spoke reverentially of her late grandmother.

The students listened reverentially to the wise words of their teacher.

He handled the ancient artifact reverentially, aware of its historical significance.

The priest conducted the ceremony reverentially, honoring the traditions of his faith.

The choir sang the hymn reverentially, filling the church with their harmonious voices.

She approached the altar reverentially, offering her prayers with deep reverence.

The artist painted the portrait reverentially, capturing the essence of his subject with great care.

The elders in the community were treated reverentially, their wisdom and experience highly valued.

The devotees bowed their heads reverentially as they entered the sacred temple.

Real-world Examples

We would either directly copy what our parents did, or else we would reverentially accept

Source: Cultural Discussions

And he reverentially chronicles the preparation of kneaded dough balls called " lao wan."

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

We would either directly copy what our parents did, or else we would reverentially accept their suggestions for what we might do.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

He spoke reverentially about the great Moscow publishers, and Ladislas, notre bon et cher Ladislas, did not leave his lips.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

To have approached Laure with any suit that was not reverentially tender would have been simply a contradiction of his whole feeling towards her.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

Singlehandedly Woese had discovered an unsuspected division of life, so fundamental that it stood above the level of kingdom at the apogee of the Universal Tree of Life, as it is rather reverentially known.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

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