This is our LAST vocab word for The Prince and the Pauper! The vocab word for Chapter 26 focuses on a word that revolves around the idea of respect. The vocab word is…
REVERENCE
Keep reading or watch the video below see how the word ‘reverence’ is used in The Prince and the Pauper.
REVERENCE
| DEFINITION (v.) regard or treat with deep respect (also a noun) | FACTS/CHARACTERISTICS sometimes involves a physical gesture like a bow |
| EXAMPLES honor worship adore | NON-EXAMPLES despise blaspheme dishonor |
Etymology
- Language of Origin: Middle English
- reverencen = “reverence”
Sentences/Additional Forms
- Straightforward sentence: The people showed reverence to the leader as she passed through the crowd.
- Sentence from the chapter: “As long as he lasted he was honoured; and he was also reverenced, for his striking and peculiar costume kept the people reminded that ‘in his time he had been royal” (p. 207)
- Other forms: reverence (n), reverential (adj)
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References
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverence#synonyms
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