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.
Hamilton proper has a population density of 465 people per square mile (1,205/square mile). The urban area has 670,000 residents while the larger metropolitan area has a population of 721,000, which ranks 9th in the country.