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revere, v.|rɪˈvɪə(r)|
[ad. F. révérer or L. reverērī, f. re- re- + verērī to fear.]
1. trans. To hold in, or regard with, deep respect or veneration.
1661in Blount Glossogr. 1665Glanvill Def. Van. Dogm. 53 If Aristotle were vicious and immoral, there is much the less reason why we should revere his Authority. 1691Hartcliffe Virtues 137 Sudden Anger reveres or stands in awe of no Man. 1717Pope Iliad ix. 754 Revere thy roof, and to thy guests be kind. 1761Hume Hist. Eng. liii. III. 174 The people..generally abhorred the Convocation as much as they revered the Parliament. 1837Whewell Hist. Induct. Sci. (1857) I. 213 Works which were long revered as a code of science. 1864Bryce Holy Rom. Emp. v. (1875) 68 For all..had heard of Rome's glories, and revered the name of Cæsar.
absol.1797Mrs. Radcliffe Italian xvii, Tremble, therefore, and revere. 1848Lytton Harold vii. v, The love that reveres.
†2. With inf. To be reluctant to do something, through a feeling of respect. Obs. rare—1.
1689Hickeringill Ceremony-Monger v, If I did not revere to cast Dirt upon the Ashes of the Dead, I could [etc.].
Hence reˈvered ppl. a.
1787Burns Addr. to W. Tytler 1 Revered defender of beauteous Stuart. 1818Shelley Hymn Earth 24 Such delights by thee Are given, rich Power, revered Divinity. 1836Thirlwall Greece xxiv. III. 311 The treaties were..preserved in the most revered sanctuaries. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 327 As I was saying, revered friend, the abundance of your wisdom makes you indolent. |