And Jacob put his rough hand reverently upon the open Bible that lay on Mary's knees.
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Reverently
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- почтително adv (in a reverent manner)
Esperanto
1 entries- respektege adv (in a reverent manner)
Latin
1 entries- reverenter adv (in a reverent manner)
Russian
1 entries- почтительно adv (in a reverent manner)
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We should speak reverently of Jesus.
Source: tatoeba (9346485)
One of a small community of superannuated pensioners upon the bounty of their former owners, Daddy was easily first citizen of Evergreen annex on Crepe Myrtle plantation, which is to say he was therein a personage of place and of privilege, coming and going at will, doing as he pleased, and as, with uplifted eye, he reverently boasted, 'sponsible to nobody but Almighty Gord for manners and behavior."
Source: wiktionary
All officers in command of Her Majesty’s ships shall cause public worship of Almighty God to be solemnly, orderly and reverently performed in their respective ships, and shall take care that prayers and preaching, by the chaplains of those ships, be performed diligently and that the Lord’s Day be observed.
Source: wiktionary
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