All 5 Uses of
revere
in
Catch-22
- ...he lived in profound awe and reverence of the majestic, white-haired major...
Chpt 11 *reverence = deep respect
- He seemed eternally indestructible as he sat there surrounded by danger, his features molded firmly into that same fierce, regal, just and forbidding countenance which was recognized and revered by every man in the squadron.†
Chpt 13revered = deeply respected and admired
- Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth decay in His divine system of creation?†
Chpt 18reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- 'Yossarian, remember your mission,' he reminded reverently.†
Chpt 22reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- 'You'd better come along with us, Father,' a lean, hawk-faced major on the chaplain's other side intoned with reverential sorrow.†
Chpt 36reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
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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(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.