KJV Dictionary Definition: revere

revere

REVE'RE, v.t. L. revereor; re and vereor, to fear.

To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father, than treated as his partner in the empire -

revered

REVE'RED, pp. Regarded with fear mingled with respect and affection.

reverence

REV'ERENCE, 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. 2Sam. 9.

3. A title of the clergy.

4. A poetical title of a father.

REV'ERENCE, 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. Matt. 21.

Let the wife see that she reverence her husband. Eph. 5.

reverent

REV'ERENT, a.

1. Expressing reverence, veneration or submission; as reverent words or terms; a reverent posture in prayer; reverent behavior.

2. Submissive; humble; impressed with reverence.

They prostrate fell before him reverent.

reverently

REV'ERENTLY, adv.

1. With reverence; with respectful regard.

Chide him for faults, and do it reverently.

2. With veneration; with fear of what is great or terrifying.

So reverently men quit the open air, when thunder speaks the angry Gods abroad.

reverer

REVE'RER, n. One who reveres or venerates.

revering

REVE'RING, ppr. Regarding with fear mixed with respect and affection; venerating.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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