Both Uses
revere
in
The Bourne Identity
(Edited)
- They may not know him but they revere him.
Chpt 19 *revere = regard him with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- And the whore who claims to revere his memory.
Chpt 27revere = respect or admire
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.