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action vs reverence

reverence vs action

action and reverence both are nouns.

action and reverence both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
action Yes No Yes No
reverence Yes No Yes No
As nouns, reverence is a hyponym of action; that is, reverence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  • reverence: an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
Other hyponyms of action include thing, exercise, benignity, kindness, accomplishment, achievement, alienation, application, res gestae, course, course of action, interaction, fetch, playing, play, swordplay, arrival, carrying into action, carrying out, execution, performance, choice, option, pick, selection, change, economy, saving, forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition, opposition, resistance, bruxism, transfusion, pickings, taking, transgression, aggression, hostility, group action, destabilisation, destabilization, employment, engagement, civility, politeness, consultation, reference, accenting, accentuation, emphasizing, beatification, jump-start, jumpstart, stupefaction, vampirism.
action (noun) reverence (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong a reverent mental attitude
something done (usually as opposed to something said) a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
a military engagement
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active
action (verb) reverence (verb)
put in effect regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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