reverence - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • hush: To the Rock Majority, however, mention of the eighties brings hushed reverence for who?
  • inspire: Rather than grandeur moving you to worship as in a cathedral, here is a space where smallness and intimacy inspire a quiet reverence.
  • show: May we follow their example in showing a reverence for all creation?
  • feel: We felt a great reverence for those who left to come to the U.S. to find a harsh environment to greet them.
  • do: May the rebel land approach at your command, and do reverence to you.

Preposition: for

  • nature: The root of my spirituality is reverence for nature.
  • tradition: Too great a reverence for tradition can lead to both errors.
  • life: They have a great reverence for all life in Nature, they do not cast harmful spells, they don't worship Satan.
  • law: And his reverence for the ancient Law is apparent there also.
  • thing: We must have in us enough reverence for all things outside us to make us tread fearfully on the grass.
  • beauty: He can see the wholeness of life and feels a deep reverence for the beauty of it all.

Adjective modifier

  • superstitious: Neither do I regard a new-born child with any superstitious reverence.
  • filial: With all filial reverence devoutly do we kiss your blessed feet.
  • profound: This was the executioner, who is half converted by the woman, and shows the most profound reverence for her.
  • holy: Deep and holy reverence is enforced upon us by every page of divine truth, and every dictate of the human conscience.
  • deep: The couple had much in common, their children were to be brought up with a deep reverence for religion.
  • due: Charles received the Vicar of Christ with all due reverence.

Modifies a noun

  • ee: An example from this delightful collection is provided below: Reverence Ee, but it's aall se grand!

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