Both Uses of
revere
in
The Notebook
- After taking it out slowly, almost reverently, being careful not to rip it, she unfolded it and stared at it for a while.†
reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- And sometimes in the evenings I would see her holding them, almost reverently, as if they offered the secret of life itself.
*reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
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.