All 6 Uses of
revere
in
Much Ado About Nothing
- knavery cannot, sure, hide itself in such reverence.
Scene 2.3 *reverence = respectful attitude
- I think you would have me say, 'saving your reverence, a husband:' an bad thinking do not wrest true speaking, I'll offend nobody.†
Scene 3.4reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Call me a fool; Trust not my reading nor my observations, Which with experimental seal doth warrant The tenure of my book; trust not my age, My reverence, calling, nor divinity, If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here Under some biting error.†
Scene 4.1
- Know, Claudio, to thy head, Thou hast so wrong'd mine innocent child and me That I am forc'd to lay my reverence by, And, with grey hairs and bruise of many days, Do challenge thee to trial of a man.†
Scene 5.1
- Your worship speaks like a most thankful and reverent youth, and I praise God for you.†
Scene 5.1reverent = feeling or showing respect and admiration
- Prince, thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife: there is no staff more reverent than one tipped with horn.†
Scene 5.4
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.