Both Uses of
revere
in
Billy Budd
- While the old man's eccentricities, sometimes bordering on the ursine, repelled the juniors, Billy, undeterred thereby, revering him as a salt hero, would make advances, never passing the old Agamemnon man without a salutation marked by that respect which is seldom lost on the aged however crabbed at times or whatever their station in life.†
Chpt 9
- Billy listened, but less out of awe or reverence perhaps than from a certain natural politeness;
Chpt 24 *reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration
Definition:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear