reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌre-və-ˈren(t)-shəl 
1
: expressing or having a quality of reverence
reverential awe
2
: inspiring reverence
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Bad news comes in the form of this Brighton away shirt, which seems to be a reverential tribute to their away shirt from… 2014.
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Despite smart, playful cooking, everyone around me ate in reverential near-silence.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
But the son has chosen a slightly less reverential path.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
There is a more reverential, Church-like feel in the lower ground floor galleries which evokes Amaral’s Catholic upbringing in Colombia.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Despite smart, playful cooking, everyone around me ate in reverential near-silence.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
But the son has chosen a slightly less reverential path.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
There is a more reverential, Church-like feel in the lower ground floor galleries which evokes Amaral’s Catholic upbringing in Colombia.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Reverential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverential. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌrev-ə-ˈren-chəl
1
: showing or having a quality of reverence
2
: inspiring reverence
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