was reverencing

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of reverence.
  reverence

  noun

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

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• admiration
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• awe
• deference
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