Both Uses of
revere
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- She revered God and loved Jesus, but she understood why people often turned away from these Two.
Chpt 7 *revered = regarded with feelings of deep respect and awe
- Francie stood at the curb, looking down reverently at the discarded butt.†
Chpt 28reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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.