All 17 Uses
revere
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The Prince and The Pauper
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- All night long the glories of his royal estate shone upon him; he moved among great lords and ladies, in a blaze of light, breathing perfumes, drinking in delicious music, and answering the reverent obeisances of the glittering throng as it parted to make way for him, with here a smile, and there a nod of his princely head.†
Chpt 2reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- Down on your marrow bones, all of ye, and do reverence to his kingly port and royal rags!†
Chpt 4reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- There was silence now; and there was no head there but was bent in reverence, except this man's.†
Chpt 5
- that he shall uphold his princely dignity, and shall receive, without word or sign of protest, that reverence and observance which unto it do appertain of right and ancient usage;†
Chpt 6
- The Lord St. John made reverence and stood aside.†
Chpt 6
- I meant the King's grace no irreverence.†
Chpt 6irreverence = a lack of respectstandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreverence means not and reverses the meaning of reverence. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
- She made reverence and said— "Have we leave of the prince's grace my brother to go?"†
Chpt 6reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- The Hereditary Diaperer took it away with reverent manner, and without word or protest of any sort.†
Chpt 7reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- He turned, doffed his plumed cap, bent his body in a low reverence, and began to step backward, bowing at each step.†
Chpt 9reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Upon your knees, ye pauper scum, and do him reverence!
Chpt 10 *reverence = give respect
- "Thou art the King!" solemnly responded the Earl, with a reverence.†
Chpt 15reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- The old devotee moved the boy nearer to the fire and made him comfortable; doctored his small bruises and abrasions with a deft and tender hand; and then set about preparing and cooking a supper —chatting pleasantly all the time, and occasionally stroking the lad's cheek or patting his head, in such a gently caressing way that in a little while all the fear and repulsion inspired by the archangel were changed to reverence and affection for the man.†
Chpt 20
- Hendon took him by the hand, now, made reverence to the justice, and the two departed in the wake of the constable toward the jail.†
Chpt 23
- He raged and threatened on his way to punishment, but it did no good; he was snatched roughly along by the officers, and got an occasional cuff, besides, for his irreverent conduct.†
Chpt 28irreverent = showing a lack of respect for things respected by most peoplestandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreverent means not and reverses the meaning of reverent. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
- The two traversed a populous court, and arrived at the grand entrance of the palace, where the officer, with another bow, delivered Hendon into the hands of a gorgeous official, who received him with profound respect and led him forward through a great hall, lined on both sides with rows of splendid flunkeys (who made reverential obeisance as the two passed along, but fell into death-throes of silent laughter at our stately scarecrow the moment his back was turned), and up a broad staircase, among flocks of fine folk, and finally conducted him into a vast room, clove a passage for him through the assembled nobility of England, then made a bow, reminded him to take his hat off, and left him s†
Chpt 33reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- And for that he hath been a king, it is meet that other than common observance shall be his due; wherefore note this his dress of state, for by it he shall be known, and none shall copy it; and wheresoever he shall come, it shall remind the people that he hath been royal, in his time, and none shall deny him his due of reverence or fail to give him salutation.†
Chpt 33reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- As long as he lasted he was honoured; and he was also reverenced, for his striking and peculiar costume kept the people reminded that 'in his time he had been royal;' so, wherever he appeared the crowd fell apart, making way for him, and whispering, one to another, "Doff thy hat, it is the King's Ward!"†
Chpt Cncl.reverenced = respected
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.