English-Thai Dictionary

reverence

N การ เคารพนับถือ  การ ยำเกรง  การ นับถือ  respect worship kan-kao-rob-nab-tue

 

reverence

VT แสดง ความ เคารพนับถือ  honour respect sa-dang-kwam-kao-rob-nab-tue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REVERENCE

n.[L. reverentia.] 1. Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration.
When quarrels and factions are carried openly, it is a sign that the reverence of government is lost.
The fear acceptable to God, is a filial fear, an awful reverence of the divine nature, proceeding from a just esteem of his perfections, which produces in us an inclination to his service and an unwillingness to offend him.
Reverence is nearly equivalent to veneration, but expresses something less of the same emotion. It differs from awe, which is an emotion compounded of fear, dread or terror, with admiration of something great, but not necessarily implying love or affection. We feel reverence for a parent, and for an upright magistrate, but we stand in awe of a tyrant. This distinction may not always be observed.
2. An act of respect or obeisance; a bow or courtesy. 2 Samuel 9:6.
3. A title of the clergy.
4. A poetical title of a father.

 

REVERENCE

v.t.To regard with reverence; to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection. We reverence superiors for their age, their authority and their virtues. We ought to reverence parents and upright judges and magistrates. We ought to reverence the Supreme Being, his word and his ordinances. Those that I reverence, those I fear, the wise.
They will reverence my son. Matthew 21:37.
Let the wife see that she reverence her husband. Ephesians 5:33.

 

REVERENCED

pp. Regarded with fear mingled with respect and affection.

 

REVERENCER

n.One that regards with reverence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REVERENCE

Rev "er *ence, n. Etym: [F. révérence, L. reverentia. See Reverent. ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. 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. Chaucer.

 

3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. I am forced to lay my reverence by. Shak.

 

4. 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; adoratuon; dread. -- 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. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

REVERENCER

REVERENCER Rev "er *en *cer, n.

 

Defn: One who regards with reverence. "Reverencers of crowned heads. " Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reverence

rev er ence |ˈrev (ə )rəns ˈrɛv (ə )rəns | ▶noun deep respect for someone or something: rituals showed honor and reverence for the dead. • archaic a gesture indicative of such respect; a bow or curtsy: the messenger made his reverence . • (His /Your Reverence ) a title given to a member of the clergy, or used in addressing them. ▶verb [ with obj. ] regard or treat with deep respect: the many divine beings reverenced by Hindu tradition. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of ’ (see revere ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

reverence

rev |er ¦ence |ˈrɛv (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] deep respect for someone or something: rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead. • [ count noun ] archaic a gesture indicative of deep respect; a bow or curtsy: the messenger made his reverence . • (His /Your Reverence ) a title or form of address to a member of the clergy, especially a priest in Ireland. ▶verb [ with obj. ] regard or treat with deep respect: the many divine beings reverenced by Hindu tradition. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of ’ (see revere ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reverence

reverence noun reverence for the countryside: high esteem, high regard, great respect, acclaim, admiration, appreciation, estimation, favor. ANTONYMS scorn. ▶verb they reverence modern jazz. See revere. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See honor . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reverence

reverence noun reverence for the countryside runs deep in this intensely respectful country: high esteem, high regard, great respect, acclaim, admiration, approbation, approval, appreciation, estimation, favour, recognition; worship, veneration, awe, homage, adoration, deference, honour, praise; liking, affection, love; Roman Catholic Church dulia. ANTONYMS scorn. ▶verb they reverence modern jazz: revere, respect, admire, think highly of, have a high opinion of, hold in high regard, esteem, hold in (high ) esteem, think much of, approve of, appreciate, cherish, value, set (great ) store by, prize, treasure, look up to; worship, pay homage to, venerate, adulate, hold in awe, idolize, put on a pedestal, lionize, hero-worship, honour, love. ANTONYMS despise.

 

French Dictionary

révérence

révérence n. f. nom féminin 1 littéraire Respect. : Parler d ’un maître avec révérence. 2 Salutation qui consiste à s ’incliner en fléchissant le genou. : Elle avait appris à faire la révérence. LOCUTION Tirer sa révérence. figuré Partir. : Il a tiré sa révérence sans se faire prier: on ne l ’a plus revu.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reverence

rev er ence /rév (ə )r (ə )ns /→revere 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U ｟かたく ｠【人 物への 】敬意 , 尊敬 «for » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ with reverence 敬意を持って ▸ Ann had a deep reverence for beauty .アンは美に対して深い敬意を抱いていた 2 C ｟主にアイル /古 ｠〖your [his, her ]R-; 時に呼びかけで 〗牧師様 , 尊師 .3 C ｟古 ｠敬礼 , 敬意の表れ , うやうやしい態度 .動詞 他動詞 ｟古 ｠〈人 物 事 〉を敬う .