reverência

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See also: reverencia, reverenciá, reverencià, and reverència

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reverentia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sja/
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧ve‧rên‧ci‧a

Noun

reverência f (plural reverências)

  1. reverence (profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context)
  2. reverence (form of address for some members of the clergy)
  3. bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
    Synonyms: mesura, vénia, cortesia

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