respecting elders
Revering older generations
Respecting elders is the practice of showing deference, courtesy, and consideration to older people—parents, grandparents, teachers, or seniors generally.
The phrase often appears in discussions of values and child-rearing: We taught our children the importance of respecting elders.
Some cultures formalize this expectation more than others, but the basic idea spans most societies.
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- bowingBending forward in deference
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
life experience · ancestors · tradition · filial · filial piety · gratitude · obedience · courtesy · listening · humility · manners · generations · grandparents · lineage · customs · family values · politeness · kneeling
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- moralsmorality, moral code, ethics lessons, moral codes, moral compass
- social normsnorms, greeting, mores, handshake, custom
- virtuesintegrity, honesty, justice, courage, fairness
- mitzvahsTorah study, tefillin, mezuzah, Shabbat, kiddush
respecting eldersageism
Prejudice targeting older people
youth culture · age discrimination · presentism · generational conflict · anti-traditionalism
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