Both Uses of
revere
in
The 100, by Morgan
- "This is how I imagined Sherwood Forest," she said, her voice full of reverence.†
p. 153.0 *reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Up on Phoenix, the observation deck would be silent as everyone waited in quiet reverence.†
p. 269.9
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.