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Reverenced

Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverenced; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverencing.] To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.

Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.
--Eph. v. 33.

Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise.
--Shak.

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reverenced

vb. (en-past of: reverence)

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reverenced

adj. worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: revered, reverend, sublime, venerated]

Usage examples of "reverenced".

It was clear that the master of Shathan had safe-passage where he would, even of these: they reverenced the power of the Fires which Merir held in his naked hand, and yielded to that, although the arrhendim themselves seemed afraid.

He knew khalur humor, which believed in nothing and reverenced no gods, and he shut his ears to this pointless baiting.

I know it is the True Cross because it is blackened with age, and its surface has been smoothed by the countless hands that have reverenced it through the years.

I knelt and embraced the holy object, and reverenced it with eyes closed and a prayer of thanksgiving in my mouth.