Adjective : reverential awe. From Dictionary.com.
Indeed, we call it, very reverentially, the maternal instinct. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917] Reference
"'Thyself how wondrous then!'" repeated Hamilton, reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [Louis' School Days A Story for Boys] Reference
Accepting their worship, I reverentially saluted them in return. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
Agnes went forward and kissed the hand of the Mother reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861] Reference
He took it in both of his, and reverentially raised it to his lips. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
And there we rested, reverentially impressed with the week-day sabbath. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
"You will make her understand in time," said Janetta, almost reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
Brandon folded up the manuscript reverentially, and put it into his pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
"Joseph has just predicted the next 1,000 years," she whispers reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [Future Imperfect] Reference
Time was you loved me kindly; but the world you always did and will love reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
Saluting him with joined palms, and addressing him reverentially, he said, 'I am Karna!. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Yudhishthira reverentially worshipped some as his superiors, and welcomed others as equals. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
And while they were reverentially listening to Hillary speak, Chelsea held her father's hand. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2007] Reference
And embraced in return by the three elder Pandavas, he was reverentially saluted by the twins. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
Indeed, one should bathe before worshipping the deities and reverentially saluting the preceptor. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
Then the illustrious Ajamida devoted to truth and having no enemy on earth, reverentially saluted. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva] Reference
He bowed reverentially, yet not before he had cast toward her a look full of unutterable devotion. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
(By now Cass was, as Graham Nash reverentially puts it, “the Gertrude Stein of Laurel Canyon.”). From Wordnik.com. [California Dreamgirl] Reference
Saluting him reverentially and worshipping him also the Pandavas stood in silence with joined hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
Something choked him as he stooped to her again, touching the fair face with his lips, reverentially. From Wordnik.com. [The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel] Reference
People had enormous faith and treated their local tulkus reverentially with highly elaborate protocol. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 2 The Traditional Meaning of a Spiritual Teacher] Reference
Themolanchoeslowly made their way to the center of the gazebo gazing reverentially at the green paper. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Park (Part II)] Reference
Covering herself properly, the princess waited for Krishna like the deities reverentially waiting for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
"There's the CITGO sign," Loughlin noted reverentially, pointing to the billboard that looms over Fenway Park. From Wordnik.com. [Boston’s Incredible Shrinking Skyscraper] Reference
Let the future withdraw her own veil from our eyes, while we reverentially await the revelation of coming events. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
On the other hand, lowly louteth the Baboo, with eyes downcast and palm applied reverentially to his sleek forehead. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
They clothed themselves in long robes, and wore caps which were doffed reverentially in the presence of their rulers. From Wordnik.com. [Roumania Past and Present] Reference
Nature justified me, and, as she is kind to those who approach her reverentially, gave me of her grace without stint. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art] Reference
Well, apart from stumbling and reverentially kneeling on most inopportune occasions, I have not much fault to find with him. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
She'd been received reverentially, the boys and girls lining up beforehand to take her picture and have her sign their books. From Wordnik.com. [Through a Lens, Darkly] Reference
He approached the king, and, presenting to him the large letter to which the imperial seal had been affixed, reverentially bent his knee. From Wordnik.com. [Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia] Reference
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