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Meanings of reverence in English
Usage of reverence in English
1
False religion; reverence of beings not proper objects of reverence; false worship.
2
They are held in high reverence by the common people in Ireland.
3
The world has lost reverence; I regret it, I bitterly regret it.
4
However, he is probably regarded with the highest reverence in Puerto Rico.
5
The recluse looked at the little volume with reverence in his eyes.
6
The nymphs bent low in homage, and all the bystanders paid reverence.
7
His reverence is downstairs; I told him to go into the parlour.
8
The professions of reverence and orthodoxy were almost comic in their display.
9
And these and similar deities were the objects of his deepest reverence.
10
Evidently the early reverence for the word of the prophet has disappeared.
11
In the first place, publishers simply discard the traditional reverence for books.
12
This feeling of reverence was already ancient in the days of Homer.
13
Thou hast disturbed us in the middle of our demonstrations of reverence.
14
Their sense of reverence and power of control are to the front.
15
His memory is held in worshipful reverence and affection by the French.
16
He is peculiarly sensitive to the reverence and worship in lofty music.
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Reverence through the time
Reverence across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common