All 6 Uses
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- MERRY ANDREW
Youth, good my friend, you certainly require
When foes in combat sorely press you;
When lovely maids, in fond desire,
Hang on your bosom and caress you;
When from the hard-won goal the wreath
Beckons afar, the race awaiting;
When, after dancing out your breath,
You pass the night in dissipating:—
But that familiar harp with soul
To play,—with grace and bold expression,
And towards a self-erected goal
To walk with many a sweet digression,—
This, aged Sirs, belongs to you,
And we no less revere you for that reason:
Age childish makes, they say, but 'tis not true;
We're only genuine children still, in Age's season!*revere = respect or admire - STUDENT
A short time, only, am I here,
And come, devoted and sincere,
To greet and know the man of fame,
Whom men to me with reverence name.†reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear - (Closes the book with reverence, and withdraws)
MEPHISTOPHELES
Follow the ancient text, and the snake thou wast ordered to trample!† - Hast for the scarlet coat no reverence?†
- Steps back reverently, on seeing MARGARET.†
reverently = with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- WILL-O'—THE-WISP
My reverence, I hope, will me enable
To curb my temperament unstable;
For zigzag courses we are wont to keep.†reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Definitions:
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(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(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.