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the quiet bow your spine makes before something bigger than your opinions.
means A feeling of deep respect, awe, or veneration toward someone or something regarded as sacred or worthy of honor.
from From Latin reverentia, "awe, respect," built from revereri — re- (an intensifier here) plus vereri, "to stand in awe of, to fear, to respect." That vereri is the same root that gives us 'revere' itself; the underlying sense is a kind of wary, watchful regard — the way you tread carefully around something you sense is greater than you. It reached English through Old French in the medieval period.
- root
- From Latin revereri, to stand in awe.
- physical tell
- Triggers chills and hushed voices automatically.
- address
- "Your Reverence" once titled clergy directly.
- close cousin
- Awe widens the eyes, reverence lowers them.
- science note
- Researchers link it to slower, deeper breathing.
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