All 3 Uses of
revere
in
A Passage to India
- A community that bows the knee to a Viceroy and believes that the divinity that hedges a king can be transplanted, must feel some reverence for any viceregal substitute.†
Chpt 3
- Consider, with all reverence, the monkeys. ...the mercy of God, being infinite, may well embrace all mammals.
Chpt 4 *reverence = deep respect
- "Yes, indeed," came the reverent chorus.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear