reverential

[US]/ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
[UK]/ˌrevəˈrenʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. visende dyb respekt; kjennetegnet av dyb respekt

Phrases & Collocations

reverential attitude

respektable holdning

reverential tone

respektable tonn

Example Sentences

their names are always mentioned in reverential tones.

deres navn blir alltid nevnt i reverente toner.

Sam Taylor-Wood, a contemporary of British artists like Damien Hirst and Jake Chapman, called the footage a "reverential and vulnerable image".

Sam Taylor-Wood, en samtidsfølge av britiske kunstnere som Damien Hirst og Jake Chapman, kallte filmen for en "respektfull og sårbart bilde".

The students showed reverential respect towards their teacher.

Studentene viste reverent respekt for læreren.

She spoke in a reverential tone when discussing her favorite author.

Hun snakket i en reverent tone når hun snakket om sin favorittforfatter.

The ceremony was conducted in a reverential manner.

Serenen ble holdt på en reverent måte.

The audience listened in reverential silence.

Publikum lytta i reverent stillhet.

He has a reverential attitude towards nature.

Han har en reverent holdning til naturen.

The monks bowed their heads in reverential prayer.

Munkene bøyde hodene i reverent bønn.

The artist's work is often described with reverential praise.

Kunstnerens arbeid beskrives ofte med reverent anerkjennelse.

The reverential treatment of sacred objects is a cultural tradition.

Den reverente behandlingen av hellige objekter er en kulturell tradisjon.

She approached the ancient temple with a reverential awe.

Hun nærma seg den gamle tempelet med reverent forakt.

The soldiers stood in reverential silence at the war memorial.

Sjålene stod i reverent stillhet ved krigsminnesmerket.

Real-world Examples

Party bosses talk about these hires, who tend to be recent graduates, in reverential tones.

Partiledere snakker om disse ansatte, som ofte er nye utdannede, med reverente toner.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Tsze-lu asked what constituted the superior man. The Master said, " The cultivation of himself in reverential carefulness."

Tsze-lu spurte hva som utgjorde den overlege mannen. Meisteren sa: "Han kultiverer seg selv med reverent oppmerksomhet."

Source: The Analects

After a reverential pause, Anson downs his in one.

Etter en reverent pause, drak Anson sin i ett slag.

Source: The Economist Culture

In fact, he had a reverential soul with a strong practical intelligence.

Faktisk hadde han en reverent sjel med sterk praktisk intelligens.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

Mrs. Wade always mentioned her younger son with a reverential drop of the voice.

Mrs. Wade nevnte alltid sin yngre sønn med en reverent tonen i stemmen.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

He had nothing to say against the last four; but he regarded them as a reverential pagan regarded other gods than his own.

Han hadde ingenting å si mot de siste fire; men han betraktet dem som en reverent hedensmann betrakter andre guder enn sine egne.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

" I think the money is the best part of it. What will you do with such a fortune? " asked Amy, regarding the magic slip of paper with a reverential eye.

"Jeg tror pengene er den beste delen av det. Hva skal du gjøre med så mye fortjeneste?" spurte Amy, og betraktet den magiske papirstripen med en reverent blikk.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

It had now entered Dorothea's mind that Mr. Casaubon might wish to make her his wife, and the idea that he would do so touched her with a sort of reverential gratitude.

Det hadde nå kommet inn i Dorotheas sind at Mr. Casaubon kanskje ville gjøre henne til sin kone, og tanken på at han ville gjøre det rørte henne med en slags reverent takk.

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

The windows, to which she looked with peculiar dependence, from having heard the general talk of his preserving them in their Gothic form with reverential care, were yet less what her fancy had portrayed.

Fenstrene, som hun så på med en særlig avhengighet, fordi hun hadde hørt de generelle snakk om at han beholdt dem i deres gotiske form med reverent omsorg, var likevel ikke det hun hadde forestilt seg.

Source: Northanger Abbey (original version)

There are five key relationships - but the most important is the one between father and son, and one of the keys to understanding Confucius is filial piety - a son treating his father with reverential respect.

Det er fem sentrale relasjoner - men den viktigste er den mellom far og sønn, og en av nøklene til å forstå Konfucius er filialitet - en sønn som behandler sin far med reverent respekt.

Source: World History Crash Course

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