1. I looked up reverence in the OED.
[ad. F. révérer or L. revereri, f. re- RE- + vereri to fear.]
1. trans. To hold in, or regard with, deep respect or veneration.
2. With inf. To be reluctant to do something, through a feeling of respect. Obs. rare.
Hence revered ppl. a.
To fear.
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