Definition of "reverential" [rev•er•en•tial]

• Expressing reverence; reverent. (adjective)
• Inspiring reverence. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A great deal of the running time is devoted to recalling the life and death of Kolski (his widow, brother, and playwright Israel Horovitz speak about the man in reverential tones), but the true story here is Samuel Yates, who came up with the bizarre notion of mixing paint and human ash."
• "He stood in reverential awe of himself; he had performed a miraculous feat."
• "God is about to argue the case; therefore let the nations listen in reverential silence."