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Definition
regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration — sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- He does not thank God; he openly reveres Marx and quietly refuses religion.Chapter 1 (99% in)
reveres = regards with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- Ghosh spoke reverently of England.Chapter 1 (68% in)
- She speaks reverently of her summers here.Chapter 6 (92% in)
- There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him.Chapter 10 (15% in)
There are no more uses of "revere" in The Namesake.
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