All 7 Uses of
disdain
in
Dante's Inferno -- translated by Cary
- Then stretch'd he forth Hands to the bark; whereof my teacher sage Aware, thrusting him back: "Away! down there To the' other dogs!" then, with his arms my neck Encircling, kiss'd my cheek, and spake: "O soul Justly disdainful! blest was she in whom Thou was conceiv'd!†
Canto 1.1-11
- then in disdainful mood Address'd me: "Say, what ancestors were thine?"
Canto 1.1-11 *disdainful = full of disrespect
- My soul, disdainful and disgusted, sought Refuge in death from scorn, and I became, Just as I was, unjust toward myself.†
Canto 1.12-22
- Next turning round to me with milder lip He spake: "This of the seven kings was one, Who girt the Theban walls with siege, and held, As still he seems to hold, God in disdain, And sets his high omnipotence at nought.†
Canto 1.12-22
- Then thus to me: "Tuscan, who visitest The college of the mourning hypocrites, Disdain not to instruct us who thou art."†
Canto 1.23-22
- If mention there below thou not disdain."†
Canto 1.N
- He strikes his quarry, and elsewhere disdains†
Canto 1.N
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy