Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - reverberatory

 adjective  Date: 1605 acting by reverberation REVERE  I. transitive verb  (~d; revering)  Etymology: Latin ~ri, from re- + vereri to fear, respect — more at wary  Date: 1615 to show devoted deferential honor to ; regard as worthy of great honor ~ the aged ~ tradition Synonyms:  ~, ~nce, venerate, worship, adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. ~ stresses deference and tenderness of feeling a professor ~d by her students. ~nce presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring ~nced the academy's code of honor. venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age heroes still venerated. worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony worships their memory. adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment we adored our doctor.  II. noun  Etymology: by alteration  Date: 1899 revers REVERE  I. biographical name Paul 1735-1818 American patriot & silversmith  II. geographical name city E Massachusetts NE of Boston population 47,283