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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]rence, L. reverentia. See Reverent.]
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Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.
If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence.
--Chaucer.Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.
--Coleridge.When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost.
--Bacon.Note: Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted ``respect'' ``honor'', without awe or fear.
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The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an obeisance.
Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence.
--Goldsmith.And each of them doeth all his diligence To do unto the feast reverence.
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That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state.
I am forced to lay my reverence by.
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A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your; sometimes poetically to a father.
--Shak.Save your reverence, Saving your reverence, an apologetical phrase for an unseemly expression made in the presence of a priest or clergyman.
Sir reverence, a contracted form of Save your reverence.
Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. ``Sir reverence.''
--Shak.To do reverence, to show reverence or honor; to perform an act of reverence.
Now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.
--Shak.Syn: Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread.
Usage: Awe, Reverence, Dread, Veneration. Reverence is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment. Veneration is reverence in its strongest manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration.
Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverenced; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverencing.] To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate.
Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.
--Eph. v. 33.
Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise.
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 13c., from Old French reverence "respect, awe," from Latin reverentia "awe, respect," from revereri "to stand in awe of, respect, honor, fear, be afraid of; revere," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + vereri "stand in awe of, fear, respect," from PIE *wer-e-, suffixed form of root *wer- (4) "to be or become aware of, perceive, watch out for" (see ward (n.)).
late 14c., "treat with respect, honor; venerate, pay pious homage to; esteem, value; bow to (someone); do honor to," from reverence (n.). Related: Reverenced; reverencing.\n
Wiktionary
n. 1 veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context. 2 An act of showing respect, such as a bow. 3 The state of being revered. 4 A form of address for some members of the clergy. 5 That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. vb. To show reverence.
WordNet
n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: fear, awe, veneration]
a reverent mental attitude [ant: irreverence]
v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: fear, revere, venerate]
Wikipedia
Reverence is the debut album by Faithless, released in April 1996 and then reissued in October. The album contains several singles that have subsequently become Faithless classics, such as "Don't Leave", "Salva Mea", and "Insomnia". The album reached #26 in the UK charts.
In 1996 the album was re-released as Reverence / Irreverence containing an extra CD with remixes of the original songs.
"Reverence" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain and the first single from the group's album Honey's Dead. It was released by Blanco y Negro Records in February 1992 and reached #10 in the UK single charts.
Reverence was an electronic music festival, held annually in Madison, Wisconsin, United States 2003-2009. Showcasing primarily aggrotech, electro-industrial and synthpop bands, it has included other electronic dance music genres as well. Originally a single daylong event, it now has expanded to multiple days and venues.
The festival has featured artists such as Voltaire, Null Device, Boole, Iris, Epsilon Minus and Stromkern.
Reverence is a sculpture created by Jim Sardonis in 1989. The sculpture depicts two tails of whales "diving" into a sea of grass and is meant to symbolize the fragility of the planet. The tails were made from 36 tons of African black granite and stand 12-13 feet tall.
The sculpture was originally commissioned by British metals trader David Threlkeld, who was then a resident of Randolph, Vermont. The tails were to be at the entrance to a conference center that Threlkeld was planning, but financing fell through and Threlkeld moved to Arizona. After ten years at this Randolph site, they were sold and then moved to Technology Park in South Burlington where Ben & Jerry's ice cream has its corporate headquarters.
The Whale Tails, as the sculpture is more commonly known by local residents, is a landmark of sorts on the side of Interstate 89 between Exits 12 and 13 in Vermont. The sculpture is located at , on the right side of the north-bound lane. The sculpture has graced the covers of at least two books, Weird New England by Joseph A. Citro and the art history textbook A World of Art by Henry Sayre. It was included in Weird New England because the sculpture is well-known statewide, has an unusual location, and depicts sea creatures in New England's only landlocked state. A World of Art also includes a CD-ROM with video of the creation of the sculpture.
This sculpture is documented in the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! database. The sculpture was examined for Save Outdoor Sculpture! in 1992 while it was located along Interstate 89, west of exit 4, Randolph Center, Vermont.
Reverence may refer to:
- Reverence (emotion) a subjective response to something excellent in a personal way
- Reverence (attitude), the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one's superior or superiors
Reverence is "a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration". The word "reverence" in the modern day is often used in relationship with religion. This is because religion often stimulates the emotion through recognition of God, the supernatural, and the ineffable. Reverence involves a humbling of the self in respectful recognition of something perceived to be greater than the self. Thus religion is commonly a place where reverence is felt.
However, similar to awe, reverence is an emotion in its own right, and can be felt outside of the realm of religion. Whereas awe may be characterized as an overwhelming " sensitivity to greatness," reverence is seen more as "acknowledging a subjective response to something excellent in a personal ( moral or spiritual) way, but qualitatively above oneself" Solomon describes awe as passive, but reverence as active, noting that the feeling of awe (i.e., becoming awestruck) implies paralysis, whereas feelings of reverence are associated more with active engagement and responsibility toward that which one reveres. Nature, science, literature, philosophy, great philosophers, leaders, artists, art, music, wisdom, and beauty may each act as the stimulus and focus of reverence.
Reverence is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Tender Box.
'Reverence ' is the second studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona. It was released on September 7, 2001 through Columbia Jazz. The song "Reverence (The Story of a Miracle)" features guest appearance by prominent jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.
In her review of the album, Hilarie Grey of JazzTimes called Reverence "a warm and often touching effort that should cement Richard Bona's reputation as one of the great talents of our time."
Reverence is a British champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a specialist sprinter who was especially effective over five furlongs (1000m), recording all but one of his wins over the distance. Most unusually for a modern thoroughbred racehorse Reverence did not appear on a racecourse until he was four years old. In a career that has lasted from May 2005 until August 2011 he has run forty two times and won ten races. In 2006 he won two Group One races- the Nunthorpe Stakes at York and the Sprint Cup at Haydock- and was named European Champion Sprinter at the Cartier Racing Awards. Reverence ran his last race in August 2011.
Usage examples of "reverence".
Camilla learnt, at length, this painful end of her embassy, she gave herself up so completely to despair, that Lavinia, affrighted, ran to the house for Eugenia, whose extreme youth was no impediment, in the minds of her liberal sisters, to their belief nor reverence of her superior wisdom.
Even the antral dusk of an old reverence may help to form the fitting mood through which shall slide unhindered the still small voice that makes appeal to what of God is yet awake in the soul.
It was only after the apostolic tradition, fixed in the form of a comprehensive collection, seemed to guarantee the admissibility of every form of Christianity that reverenced that collection, that the hellenising of Christianity within the Church began in serious fashion.
With great reverence, and that full humbly And at the last there then began anon A lady for to sing right womanly, A bargaret, in praising the daisy.
We watched it with very different emotions, Kilooa with superstitious reverence, Briery with scientific interest and intense disappointment, I with a heart full of wonder and gratitude.
With a deep reverence, which expressed my thanks, I left the room quietly and returned to my apartment, very impatient to read the sonnet.
Prince wrapped a Hudson Bay blanket about her with a mock reverence more real than feigned, while Malemute Kid, whose arm she had taken, found it a severe trial to resume his wonted mentorship.
Despite all the colorful flowers of celebration and reverence to Manion, the sight of wounded fighters on healer beds brought home the urgency to her.
He by no means agreed with all the Baptist doctrines, but he held in great esteem and reverence such men as Carey and Marshman, was glad to profit by their experience and instructions, and heartily sympathised in all their difficulties.
When priests and poets, supported by your authority, O Athenians, talk of a golden or silver age, which preceded the present state of vice and miscry, I hear them with attention and with reverence.
While many indigenous societies have a great reverence for nature, there are also both non-Western and Western peasant and nomadic cultures that have overgrazed and overcultivated land, decimated forests, and, where population pressures have been severe, killed off animals needlessly and indifferently.
Warmly approving the counsel that in all this business Meliboeus should proceed with great diligence and deliberation, Prudence goes on to examine the advice given by his neighbours that do him reverence without love, his old enemies reconciled, his flatterers that counselled him certain things privily and openly counselled him the contrary, and the young folk that counselled him to avenge himself and make war at once.
Catholics like Usingen protested at the excessive reverence given to Aristotle at the expense of Christ.
Sawle, the torpedoman cum wardroom messman, hurried beside him, and as Quinton ran up the bridge ladder and into the wheelhouse he handed Ainslie his cap with something like reverence.
A bishop, Amphilochius of Iconium, approached the throne, and after saluting, with due reverence, the person of his sovereign, he accosted the royal youth with the same familiar tenderness which he might have used towards a plebeian child.