had been reverencing

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of reverence.
  reverence

  noun

  a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.

Related Words

• admiration
• adoration
• awe
• deference
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• esteem
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• veneration