All 3 Uses
revere
in
A Good Man is Hard to Find AND OTHER STORIES
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- "Yer leg," he said reverently.†
Story 9. *reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- The boy's face and his voice were entirely reverent as he uncovered it and said, "Now show me how co take it off and on.†
Story 9.reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- But she always spoke of him in a reverent way and quoted his sayings, such as, "One fellow's misery is the other fellow's gain," and "The devil you know is better than the devil you don't."†
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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.