All 3 Uses of
revere
in
Dante's Inferno -- translated by Cary
- I dar'd not from the path descend to tread
On equal ground with him, but held my head
Bent down, as one who walks in reverent guise.†Canto 1.12-22reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- If reverence of the keys restrain'd me not,
Which thou in happier time didst hold, I yet
Severer speech might use.†Canto 1.12-22reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Nor fondness for my son, nor reverence Of my old father, nor...
Canto 1.23-34 *reverence = feelings of deep 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.