Curtsy vs. Reverence

Curtsynoun

bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women

Reverencenoun

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

Curtsyverb

a gesture of respectful greeting, for women

Reverencenoun

An act of showing respect, such as a bow.

Curtsyverb

make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect;

‘She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand’;

Reverencenoun

The state of being revered.

Curtsy

A curtsy (also spelled curtsey or incorrectly as courtsey) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing or genuflecting in Western cultures.

Reverencenoun

A form of address for some members of the clergy.

‘your reverence’;

Reverencenoun

That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.

Reverenceverb

(transitive) To show or feel reverence to.

Reverencenoun

Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.

‘If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence.’; ‘Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.’; ‘When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost.’;

Reverencenoun

The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an obeisance.

‘Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence.’; ‘And each of them doeth all his diligenceTo do unto the feast reverence.’;

Reverencenoun

That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.

‘I am forced to lay my reverence by.’;

Reverencenoun

A person entitled to be revered; - a title applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your; sometimes poetically to a father.

‘Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. "Sir reverence."’; ‘Now lies he there,And none so poor to do him reverence.’;

Reverenceverb

To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.

‘Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.’; ‘Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise.’;

Reverencenoun

a profound emotion inspired by a deity;

‘the fear of God’;

Reverencenoun

a reverent mental attitude

Reverenceverb

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;

‘Fear God as your father’; ‘We venerate genius’;