All 9 Uses
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The Crystal Shard
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- I'd hardly label Guenhwyvar a kitten," he said with fond reverence.†
Book 1reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- The tribesmen called it Hengorot, "The Mead Hall," and to the northern barbarians this was a place of reverence, where food and drink were shared in toasts to Tempos, the God of Battle.†
Book 1
- Yet one of those wealth-chasers stood among them now in their most revered hall of meeting.†
Book 1revered = deeply respected and admired
- Sheer excitement overwhelmed Bruenor's reverence of this moment, and he hurriedly threw the chains back over the chest and blew the dust from its lid.†
Book 2reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- As always, Bruenor approached this sacred place with measured, reverent steps.†
Book 2reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- Bruenor reverently removed the small silver mallet and chisel from the coffer and approached the warhammer.†
Book 2 *reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Wulfgar chuckled softly and shook his head, further impressed by the sincere reverence the drow showed whenever he spoke of the natives of Icewind Dale.†
Book 2reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Now he approached the pool reverently, and though other matters pressed in on him, he paused for reflection.†
Book 3reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Beyond the single cot, against the wall opposite the entrance, stood Wulfgar and Catti-brie, their heads bent reverently.†
Book 3
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.