All 5 Uses of
revere
in
Antigone
- Yea, as I still revere the dread of Zeus, By Zeus I swear, except ye find and bring Before my presence here the very man Who carried out this lawless burial, Death for your punishment shall not suffice.†
- If he honors the laws of the land, and reveres the Gods of the State Proudly his city shall stand; but a cityless outcast I rate Whoso bold in his pride from the path of right doth depart; Ne'er may I sit by his side, or share the thoughts of his heart.†
- To reverence kith and kin can bring no shame.†
- There let her call in aid The King of Death, the one god she reveres, Or learn too late a lesson learnt at last: 'tis labor lost, to reverence the dead.†
- 'Tis labor lost, to reverence the dead.
*reverence = act out of respect
Definition:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear