Both Uses
revere
in
A Walk Across America
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- A pure reverence soaked all nature as we crossed over into Homer's land.†
Chpt 6reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- The evangelist remained reverent and quiet for long seconds.†
Chpt 28 *reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
Definitions:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(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.