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- ' ALAN [reverently.†
Scene 1.14reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Lost in wonder, he starts almost involuntarily to kneel on the floor in reverence—but is sharply interrupted by...
Scene 1.16 *reverence = deep respect with a mixture of wonder
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.