All 4 Uses of
revere
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- He did not remember him at all, but he had been told about his little brother, and whenever he visited the graveyard he used religiously and reverently to cross himself and to bow down and kiss the little grave.†
Chpt 1.5reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Believe me, he spoke of you with passionate reverence.
Chpt 2.7 *reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration
- Razumihin looked reverently at Dounia and felt proud of escorting her.†
Chpt 3.2reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- She looked at Sonia almost with reverence and at first almost embarrassed her by it.†
Chpt 6.8reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Definitions:
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(1)
(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
- Your reverence is a title that can be used to address royalty or clergy.
- Irreverent is the opposite of reverent and in addition to meaning "without respect" can sometimes imply a comic attitude.