All 4 Uses of
revere
in
The Bourne Ultimatum
- Then-and this'll test the talents of the old Saint Alex we all knew and revered-word is passed on that there's someone who wants this dangerous, disgruntled turncoat more than they do.†
revered = deeply respected and admired
- In the name of our revered Karl Marx, do explain how you reached this contradictory conclusion!
*revered = respected and admired
- "I presume you mean bullets when you speak so reverently of 'foreign objects,' " said Krupkin in high dudgeon.†
reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- You don't know the half of it, thought Bourne, but he said, with even a trace of reverence, "Then report it only to him.†
reverence = 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) 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.