All 5 Uses of
revere
in
Silas Marner
- Godfrey made no reply, and avoided looking at Nancy very markedly; for though these complimentary personalities were held to be in excellent taste in old-fashioned Raveloe society, reverent love has a politeness of its own which it teaches to men otherwise of small schooling.†
Chpt 1.11
- bowing reverently
Chpt 1.11 *reverently = with feelings of deep respect
- As soon as he had repeated the tune and lowered his fiddle, he bowed again to the Squire and the rector, and said, "I hope I see your honour and your reverence well, and wishing you health and long life and a happy New Year.†
Chpt 1.11
- All other signs of sporting and outdoor occupation Nancy has removed to another room; but she has brought into the Red House the habit of filial reverence, and preserves sacredly in a place of honour these relics of her husband's departed father.†
Chpt 2.17
- But Nancy's Sunday thoughts were rarely quite out of keeping with the devout and reverential intention implied by the book spread open before her.†
Chpt 2.17
Definition:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear