All 4 Uses of

revere

in

Young Goodman Brown

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.†

irreverently = with a lack of respect

standard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreverently means not and reverses the meaning of reverently. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.

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.†

reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear

"There," resumed the sable form, "are all whom ye have reverenced from youth.†

reverenced = respected

Definitions:

(1) (revere)
regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
(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.