Both Uses of
revere
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- And with a low submissive reverence say 'What is it your honour will command?'
Scene 0.1 *reverence = respect
- See not your bride in these unreverent robes; Go to my chamber, put on clothes of mine.†
Scene 3.2unreverent = not feeling or showing respect and admirationstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unreverent means not and reverses the meaning of reverent. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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.