Reverendly

Yet rake I am, and abominably so, for a person that begins to wrinkle reverendly. ❋ Walpole, Horace (1890)

It is matter of great consolation to Christian hearts that our government has so distinctly and reverendly [sic] acknowledged that we are thus helpless and impotent without the wisdom which cometh from above and the help which God can give. ❋ Unknown (1862)

Let us look reverendly [sic] & yet boldly into the mysterious page of God's providence. ❋ Unknown (1862)

Majesty, with the advice of your most honourable council, prelates, and ordinaries, be made fewer in number; and those that shall be hereafter ordained to stand and continue, might and may be the more devoutly, religiously, and reverendly observed, to the laud of Almighty God, and to the increase of your high honour and favour. ❋ James Anthony Froude (1856)

For our own part, we are inclined to adopt the policy of the Spanish nobleman, who, when he made his last confession, removed his cap, and reverendly styled him, "my good lord the Devil", every time he had occasion to name him. ❋ Unknown (1845)

He saw that, struggle to conceal the fact as priests and devotees might, the awe with which religious doctrines had hitherto been handled by the generality, was destroyed; the mystery in which they had been reverendly shrouded, was henceforth irretrievably rent away. ❋ Unknown (1845)

Arthur courteously saluted them, and began to enter into conversation with a respectable farmer who stood near; but the two children, seeing the cross, reverendly took off their caps and crossed themselves, as they had been taught to do; which excited no little astonishment from the bystanders. ❋ Unknown (1845)

Yes, and to put off Sorrow, they say, were all right reverendly drunk too. ❋ Unknown (1682)

_ Yes, and to put off Sorrow, they say, were all right reverendly drunk too. ❋ Aphra Behn (1664)

Moreover, Friday ought to be reverendly respected, in remembrance of him, who died to give us life, and endured his bitter passion, as on that day; which makes me to hold it fit and expedient, that wee should mind more weight), matters, and rather attend our prayers and devotions then the repetition of tales or Novels. ❋ Unknown (2004)