All 3 Uses of
revere
in
It Happened to Nancy
- It was really beautiful, sacred and reverent.†
p. 63.2reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- I love him and admire him and respect him and revere him, and want to enjoy his forever company forever, and I WILL BE WORTHY OF HIM!
p. 78.7 *revere = respect or admire
- Me he treats "with the utmost respect and reverence" because "I am a member of the superior sex."†
p. 198.2reverence = 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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(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.