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Revere Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner in the empire.Addison. Syn. To venerate; adore; reverence. Reverence If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence.Chaucer. Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.Coleridge. When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost.Bacon. Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted "respect" "honor", without awe or fear. Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence.Goldsmith. And each of them doeth all his diligenceChaucer. I am forced to lay my reverence by.Shak. Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. "Sir reverence."Shak. Now lies he there,Shak. Syn. Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread. Awe, Reverence, Dread, Veneration. Reverence is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment. Veneration is reverence in its strongest manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration. |
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