All 4 Uses of
revere
in
Young Goodman Brown
- his revered pastor
*revered = deeply respected and admired
- But, irreverently consorting with these grave, reputable, and pious people, these elders of the church, these chaste dames and dewy virgins, there were men of dissolute lives and women of spotted fame, wretches given over to all mean and filthy vice, and suspected even of horrid crimes.†
- With reverence be it spoken, the figure bore no slight similitude, both in garb and manner, to some grave divine of the New England churches.†
- "There," resumed the sable form, "are all whom ye have reverenced from youth.†
Definition:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear