| 单词 | his reverence |
| 释义 | > as lemmashis reverence his reverence n. (plural their reverences) now somewhat archaic (a respectful title for) a member of the clergy. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > [noun] > address or title of his reverencea1438 your reverence?a1440 fathershipa1500 dompnea1536 domine1566 reverendship1609 Revd1670 rookship1710 brother1741 venerability1843 Pfarrer1844 Rev.1862 reverend1869 a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 35 (MED) I wyl go ty [read to] my Lord of Cawntyrbery..for oþer cawsys & materys whech I haue to schewe to hys reuerens. ?1573 H. Cheke tr. F. Negri Freewyl iii. i. 82 Orbilius goe and looke yf the reuerend maister Cleargie be at his palace, for I must make his reuerence priuie to this matter. a1635 R. Corbet Poëtica Stromata (1648) 31 And then began his Reverence To speake most eloquent Non-sense. 1691 T. Southerne Sir Anthony Love iii. i But chiefly, for the dear Jest of exposing his Reverence to the laughter of the prophane. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. i. viii. 36 Bring us only the purse of his reverence; that is all we expect of thee. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VI. xxv. 108 Now that I can do this, in spight of their reverences—the occasion is lost. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 130 To a new Style his Reverence rashly took. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany xii. 212 A boat containing two Abbés was in the same predicament as we, and I could not believe that a Breton sailor would cheat their Reverences. 1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. iv. 91 His reverence will be found up and ready for good works. 1987 E. Pargeter Green Branch (BNC) 184 You are making things difficult for his reverence, Harry. < as lemmas |
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