admiration vs reverence

admiration

noun
  • A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful 

reverence

noun
  • Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context. 

  • An act of showing respect, such as a bow. 

  • The state of being revered. 

  • That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. 

  • A form of address for some members of the clergy. 

verb
  • To show or feel reverence to. 

How often have the words admiration and reverence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )