| irreverent | (adj) showing lack of due respect or veneration, Ant. reverent, Example: irreverent scholars mocking sacred things; noisy irreverent tourists |
| irreverently | (adv) without respect, Ant. reverently, Example: the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence |
| irreverently | (adv) in an irreverent manner, Example: in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war; clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used |
| reverent | (adj) feeling or showing profound respect or veneration, Ant. irreverent, Example: maintained a reverent silence |
| reverentially | (adv) with reverence; in a reverent manner, Syn. reverently, Ant. irreverently, Example: he gazed reverently at the handiwork |
| godless | (adj) not revering god, Syn. irreverent |
| godly | (adj) showing great reverence for god, Syn. worshipful, reverent, Example: a godly man; leading a godly life |
| impertinent | (adj) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality, Syn. irreverent, pert, saucy, Example: a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner |
| respectful | (adj) feeling or manifesting veneration, Syn. venerating, reverential |
| Irreverent | a. [ L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irrévérent. See In- not, and Reverent. ] Not reverent; showing a lack of reverence; expressive of a lack of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Irreverently | adv. In an irreverent manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reverent | a. [ L. reverens, -entis, p. pr. of revereri. See Revere. ] 1. Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; humble; respectful; as, reverent disciples. “They . . . prostrate fell before him reverent.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, reverent words; reverent behavior. Joye. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reverential | a. [ Cf. F. révérenciel. See Reverence. ] Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe. “A reverential esteem of things sacred.” South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reverentially | adv. In a reverential manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Reverently | adv. In a reverent manner; in respectful regard. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Unreverent | a. Irreverent. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Unreverently | adv. Irreverently. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 不敬 | [bù jìng, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ, 不 敬] disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) #35,827 [Add to Longdo] |
| 敬告 | [jìng gào, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠˋ, 敬 告] to tell respectfully; to announce reverentially #38,944 [Add to Longdo] |
| 毕恭毕敬 | [bì gōng bì jìng, ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ, 毕 恭 毕 敬 / 畢 恭 畢 敬] reverent and respectful; extremely deferential #51,801 [Add to Longdo] |
| 轻慢 | [qīng màn, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄢˋ, 轻 慢 / 輕 慢] irreverent #80,614 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虔敬 | [qián jìng, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ, 虔 敬] reverent #101,366 [Add to Longdo] |
| 恪慎 | [kè shèn, ㄎㄜˋ ㄕㄣˋ, 恪 慎] careful; reverently [Add to Longdo] |
| 踖 | [jí, ㄐㄧˊ, 踖] to step; walk reverently [Add to Longdo] |
| 押し頂く;押し戴く | [おしいただく, oshiitadaku] (v5k, vt) to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head [Add to Longdo] |
| 額ずく;額づく;額突く;叩頭く;額衝く | [ぬかずく(額ずく;額突く;叩頭く;額衝く);ぬかづく(額突く;叩頭く;額衝く);ぬかつく(額突く;叩頭く;額衝く)(ok), nukazuku ( hitai zuku ; hitai tsuku ; kou atama ku ; hitai tsuku ); nukaduku ( hita] (v5k, vi) to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow [Add to Longdo] |
| 鞠躬如;きっきゅう如 | [きっきゅうじょ;きくきゅうじょ(鞠躬如), kikkyuujo ; kikukyuujo ( mari kyuu jo )] (adj-t, adv-to) deferential; humble; reverent; respectful [Add to Longdo] |
| 恭しい | [うやうやしい, uyauyashii] (adj-i) respectful; reverent [Add to Longdo] |
| 恭しく | [うやうやしく, uyauyashiku] (adv) reverentially; respectfully [Add to Longdo] |
| 謹んで | [つつしんで, tsutsushinde] (adv) respectfully; humbly; reverently [Add to Longdo] |
| 謹製 | [きんせい, kinsei] (n) quality product; carefully produced; reverently made [Add to Longdo] |
| 慎む(P);謹む;虔む | [つつしむ, tsutsushimu] (v5m, vt) (1) (usu. 慎む) to be careful; to be discreet; (2) (usu. 慎む) to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; (3) (謹む only) to be reverent; (4) to be purified; to be chaste; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 筆塚 | [ふでづか, fudeduka] (n) mound covering reverently buried old brushes [Add to Longdo] |
| 奉戴 | [ほうたい, houtai] (n, vs) having a prince for a president; being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour); reverential acceptance [Add to Longdo] |
| 捧げ持つ;ささげ持つ | [ささげもつ, sasagemotsu] (v5t) to hold something reverently with both hands [Add to Longdo] |
| 礼やか | [いややか, iyayaka] (adj-na) (See うやうやしい) polite; respectful; reverent [Add to Longdo] |
