Definition of reverence. 1  1 : honor or respect felt or shown : deference; especially : profound adoring awed respect. 2  2 : a gesture of respect (such as a bow) 3  3 : the state of being revered.  4 : one held in reverence âused as a title for a clergyman.
The United States Census Bureau 's formal name for the area is the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, this MSA had a population of 2,130,151, the largest metropolitan area involving Ohio and 27th largest in the United States.
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,000 students, making it the second largest university in Ohio and one of the 50 largest universities in the United States. In the 2010 survey by Times Higher Education, the university was ranked i