Both Uses of
revere
in
Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- The inspector recognized Poirot and greeted him in an almost reverential manner.
Chpt 9 *reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- Poirot was vain enough to be pleased at the obvious reverence in her voice.†
Chpt 9reverence = 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)
- 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.