Reverently

Definition: Reverently

Reverently

Adverb

1. With reverence; in a reverent manner; "he gazed reverently at the handiwork".

Date "reverently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonym: Reverently

Synonym: reverentially (adv). (additional references)

Antonym: irreverently (adv). (additional references)

Crosswords: Reverently

English words defined with "reverently": Reverendly, reverentially. (references)

Specialty definitions using "reverently": Allah ♦ FLY, FOREORDINATION ♦ Sabbath. (references)

Etymologies containing "reverently": Reverendly. (references)

Author	Quotation
Henry David Thoreau	Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Scrooge reverently did so.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	In earlier ages, in some countries, every function was reverently spoken of and regulated by law.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ALLAH, n. The Mahometan Supreme Being, as distinguished from the Christian, Jewish, and so forth. Allah's good laws I faithfully have kept, And ever for the sins of man have wept; And sometimes kneeling in the temple I Have reverently crossed my hands and slept. Junker Barlow
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Grover Cleveland	1885-1889; 1893-1897	Above all, I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Reverently" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Reverently" is used about 70 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	70	39,981

Language		Translations for "reverently"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		踖 (to step, walk reverently). (various references)

German		ehrerbietig (deferential, deferentially, respectful, reverential, reverentially). (various references)

Hungarian		tiszteletteljesen (deferentially, respectfully), áhítatosan. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		謹んで (humbly, respectfully). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		つつしんで (humbly, respectfully). (various references)

Pig Latin		everentlyray

Romanian		cu veneraţie, cu respect (regardfully, respectfully). (various references)

Scottish		sleuchd (bow down reverently, kneel). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "reverently": irreverently. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Reverently" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: reverpntly. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "reverently" (pronounced re"veruntlē)
5	-u n t l ē	abundantly, accidently, adamantly, apparently, ardently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, coherently, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, differently, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, imminently, impatiently, importantly, imprudently, inadvertently, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, independently, indignantly, inefficiently, infrequently, inherently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, predominantly, presently, prominently, prudently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, significantly, silently, stridently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, transparently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently.
4	-n t l ē	bluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3	-t l ē	abruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-l-n-r-r-t-v-y"
	-2 letters: reverent.
	-3 letters: enterer, leveret, reenter, reentry, reveler, revelry, terreen, terrene.
	-4 letters: eleven, entree, eterne, evener, evenly, eyelet, reeler, relent, releve, renter, retene, revere, revert, revery, teener, veneer, venery, venter.
	-5 letters: elver, enter, entry, event, evert, every, leery, levee, lever, nerve, nervy, never, reeve, relet, rente, retry, revel, revet, teeny, terne, terry, treen, veery, yente.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-l-n-r-r-t-v-y"
	+2 letters: irreverently.
	+3 letters: reverberantly, reverentially.
	+4 letters: interpretively, remuneratively.
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