Both Uses
revere
in
That Summer, by Sarah Dessen
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- Tall people are revered and respected in this world.†
Chpt 5 *revered = deeply respected and admired
- I don't want to be revered," I said.†
Chpt 5
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.