Both Uses of
revere
in
Julius Caesar
- With all kind love, good thoughts, and reverence.
p. 107.5 *reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration
- But yesterday the word of Caesar might
Have stood against the world: now lies he there,
And none so poor to do him reverence.p. 125.3reverence = respect and admiration
Definitions:
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(1)
(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus)
- Your reverence is a title that can be used to address royalty or clergy.
- Irreverent is the opposite of reverent and in addition to meaning "without respect" can sometimes imply a comic attitude.