All 3 Uses of
revere
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- "Truck drivers," Mae said reverently, "an' after them shitheels.†
Chpt 15reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Jessie's voice became almost reverential.
Chpt 22 *reverential = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe
- And the girls were damp and flushed, and they danced with open mouths and serious reverent faces, and the boys flung back their long hair and pranced, pointed their toes, and clicked their heels.†
Chpt 24reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
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)
- 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.