All 4 Uses of
revere
in
The Namesake
- Ghosh spoke reverently of England.†
Chpt 1reverently = 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.
Chpt 1 *reveres = regards with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- She speaks reverently of her summers here.†
Chpt 6reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him.†
Chpt 10irreverent = showing a lack of respect for things respected by most peoplestandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreverent means not and reverses the meaning of reverent. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
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) 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.