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REVERENTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With reverence; in a reverent manner

Example:

he gazed reverently at the handiwork

Synonyms:

reverentially; reverently

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

irreverently (without respect)

Pertainym:

reverent (feeling or showing profound respect or veneration)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It is needless to say that the dead steersman has been reverently removed from the place where he held his honourable watch and ward till death—a steadfastness as noble as that of the young Casabianca—and placed in the mortuary to await inquest.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)