All 9 Uses
revere
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The Sea of Tranquility
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- It's as if he commands some sort of respect or reverence.†
p. 42.9reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- I did not plan for anyone to see me like this, much less Josh Bennett, who apparently I am supposed to fear or revere, though I don't know why.
p. 54.2 *revere = respect or admire
- I would be revered for the talent that came from my father's side of the family and the beauty that came from my mother's.†
p. 85.5revered = deeply respected and admired
- She sounds almost reverential.†
p. 231.1reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration
- There's a reverence in the way she does it.†
p. 246.4reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- There's a reverence in the way he kisses me that frightens me, because it's the most wonderful thing I've ever felt.†
p. 290.9
- Drew Leighton is supposed to be sunny and irreverent and free of every care in the world.†
p. 355.1irreverent = 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.
- "Josh," he says, and when he does, all of the irreverence and sarcasm, all of the judgment and condescension are gone from his voice, and I hate him already for what he's going to say next.†
p. 364.6irreverence = a lack of respectstandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreverence means not and reverses the meaning of reverence. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
- And then he turns and puts his hands on either side of my face and kisses me with a reverence I may never understand.†
p. 410.9reverence = 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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(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.