| Main Entry: | reverent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectful |
Synonyms: |
admiring, appreciative, deferential, devout, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, pious, polite, regardful, reverential, solemn, upholding, worshipping |
| Main Entry: | devout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sincerely believing; devoted |
Synonyms: |
adherent, adoring, ardent, deep, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, genuine, godly, goody two-shoes, goody-goody, heart-and-soul, heartfelt, holy, intense, orthodox, passionate, pietistic, pious, prayerful, profound, religious, reverent, revering, serious, sincere, venerating, worshiping, zealous |
Antonyms: |
insincere, irreligious, unbelieving |
| Main Entry: | God-fearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | religious |
Synonyms: |
churchgoing, dedicated, devoted, devout, ecclesiastical, faithful, godly, goody-goody, holy, orthodox, pious, prayerful, reverent, righteous, sacred, spiritual, theological |
| Main Entry: | holy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | religious, sacred |
Synonyms: |
angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just, messianic, moral, perfect, pietistic, pious, prayerful, pure, revered, reverent, righteous, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spiritual, spotless, sublime, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, upright, venerable, venerated, virtuous |
| Notes: | holey means having holes; holy means sacred or belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; wholly means totally, completely, or entirely |
Antonyms: |
depraved, evil, immoral, irreligious, irreverent, sacrilegious, sinful, unholy, unsacred, vile, wicked |
| Main Entry: | loving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressing adoration |
Synonyms: |
admiring, affectionate, amatory, amiable, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, attached, attentive, benevolent, bound up, caring, concerned, considerate, cordial, dear, demonstrative, devoted, doting, earnest, enamored, erotic, expressive, faithful, fervent, fond, friendly, generous, idolatrous, impassioned, infatuated, kind, liking, loyal, passionate, respecting, reverent, reverential, romantic, sentimental, solicitous, tender, thoughtful, valuing, warm, warm-hearted, worshipful, zealous |
Antonyms: |
disliking, hating, mean |
| Main Entry: | obeisant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | showing respect |
Synonyms: |
courtly, deferential, dutiful, regarding, respectful, respecting, reverent, reverential, servile, standing |
| Main Entry: | pious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dedicated, religious |
Synonyms: |
born-again, clerical, devoted, devout, divine, ecclesiastical, godly, goody-goody, orthodox, prayerful, priestly, reverent, righteous, sacred, saintly, sanctimonious, spiritual |
Antonyms: |
atheist, impious, irreligious, sinful, wicked |
| Main Entry: | religious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning belief in divinity |
Synonyms: |
believing, born-again, canonical, churchgoing, churchly, clerical, deistic, devotional, devout, divine, doctrinal, ecclesiastical, god-fearing, godly, holy, ministerial, moral, orthodox, pietistic, pious, pontifical, prayerful, priestly, pure, reverent, righteous, sacerdotal, sacred, sacrosanct, saintlike, saintly, scriptural, sectarian, spiritual, supernatural, theistic, theological |
Antonyms: |
agnostic, atheistic, irreligious, ungodly |
| Main Entry: | respectful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courteous, mannerly |
Synonyms: |
admiring, appreciative, civil, considerate, courtly, deferential, duteous, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, polite, recognizing, regardful, regarding, reverent, reverential, self-effacing, solicitous, submissive, upholding, venerating, well-mannered |
Antonyms: |
discourteous, mean, unmannerly |
| Main Entry: | righteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, honest |
Synonyms: |
angelic, blameless, charitable, commendable, conscientious, creditable, deserving, devoted, devout, dutiful, equitable, ethical, exemplary, fair, faithful, godlike, guiltless, holy, honorable, impartial, innocent, irreproachable, just, laudable, law-abiding, matchless, meritorious, moral, noble, peerless, philanthropic, philanthropical, praiseworthy, punctilious, pure, reverent, right-minded, saintly, scrupulous, sinless, spiritual, sterling, trustworthy, upright, virtuous, worthy |
Antonyms: |
bad, corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unfair |