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- a woman of whom he spoke in reverential terms
*reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- His attention now centered upon the profession that his countrymen most revered, and that his late parents had both practiced.†
revered = deeply respected and admired
- After a few simple words were muttered in Farsi and English, I found myself to be revered and honored as the queen of Moody's life.†
- Then I read aloud from the book in front of me, intoning a long special prayer in Arabic reverently, with true devotion.†
reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- His words dripped with sincerity, with love and respect for me, with reverence for Aga Hakim's sage counsel.†
reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Definitions:
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(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)
- 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.