All 3 Uses of
revere
in
The Joy Luck Club
- He promised to revere her as if she had been First Wife, his only wife.
Chpt 17 *revere = deeply respect and admire
- They said they always revered her as their true mother.†
Chpt 20revered = deeply respected and admired
- They are almost reverentially quiet.†
Chpt 20reverentially = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
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.