Hate and Reverence

Opposite meaning words

Hate noun - A very strong dislike.

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Reverence is an antonym for hate.

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

Reverence noun - A feeling of profound respect for someone or something.

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Hate is an antonym for reverence in high opinion of something topic.

human	human hate	human reverence
special	special hate	special reverence
single	single hate	single reverence
sheer	sheer hate	sheer reverence
Other adjectives: deep, strong, large, extreme, great, apparent, less.

In Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is spoken of with a combination of hate, reverence, and fear; the suggestion of his presence is enough to cue an Oh Crap!

Source: The Dreaded / Video Games
The peasants have no real reason to hate him(other then taxes) or love him(other then for not being worse)and their reverence would be simply the instinctive reverence taught in a hierarchical society.

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