different between reverent vs prayerful

English

Etymology

From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??nt/

Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria (?ISBN)

     Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.

   Synonym: reverential

   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

Derived terms

• reverently
• reverentness
• unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /r?.v???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /r?.b???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.ve??ent/

Adjective

reverent (masculine and feminine plural reverents)

1. reverent

   Synonym: reverencial

   Antonym: irreverent

Derived terms

• reverentment

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverència
• reverir

Further reading

• “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reverent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Etymology

From prayer +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p???f?l/

Adjective

prayerful (comparative more prayerful, superlative most prayerful)

1. That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. [from 17th c.]
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 207:

     His extrovert craziness is an interesting counterpoint or safety valve to the ethos of prayerful silence and traditional solemnity which is so much part of Orthodox identity.

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