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- In a letter to his wife after Tarawa he said, "I never again can see a United States Marine without experiencing a feeling of reverence."†
Chpt 6.reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Until the morning she saw the flag photo, that is: She framed it and hung it as the revered third icon on the wall.†
Chpt 12. *revered = deeply respected and admired
- And that other than my family, the only offspring sired by the six young flagraisers was Rene Gagnon, Jr. I bonded immediately with Rene Jr. ("pronounced 'Rainy,' like a wet day"), when he confided that his namesake regarded his participation in the most revered military moment in history as "as significant as going to the mailbox."†
Chpt 19.
Definitions:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(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.