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prop. n. the highest mountain in the world, situated in Nepal and Tibet; 29, 028 feet high. proper name Also used as a metaphor for a high mountain.
Syn. -- Mount Everest, Mt. Everest. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Highly excited; as, a fevered imagination.
Syn. -- feverish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A slight fever. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. irreverentia: cf. F. irrévérence. ] The state or quality of being irreverent; lack of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Irreverent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irrévérent. See In- not, and Reverent. ] Not reverent; showing a lack of reverence; expressive of a lack of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an irreverent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. levraut, dim. of lièvre hare, L. lepus. Cf. Leporine. ] (Zool.) A hare in the first year of its age. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Persevered p. pr. & vb. n. Persevering. ] [ F. persévérer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See Per-, and Severe. ] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrice happy, if they know
Their happiness, and persevere upright. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Persevere, Continue, Persist. The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Revered p. pr. & vb. n. Revering. ] [ L. revereri; pref. re- re- + vereri to fear, perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. révérer. ] To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner in the empire. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To venerate; adore; reverence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the reverence of government islost. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted “respect” “honor”, without awe or fear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an obeisance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about twopence. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

And each of them doeth all his diligence
To do unto the feast reverence. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence; reverend character; dignity; state. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am forced to lay my reverence by. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ] Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he say. “Sir reverence.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] --
To do reverence, to show reverence or honor; to perform an act of reverence. [ 1913 Webster ] Now lies he there,
And none so poor to do him reverence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reverenced p. pr. & vb. n. Reverencing ] To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and affection mingled with fear; to venerate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband. Eph. v. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who regards with reverence. “Reverencers of crowned heads.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. révérend, L. reverendus, fr. revereri. See Revere. ] Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable. [ 1913 Webster ]

A reverend sire among them came. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word is commonly given as a title of respect to ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend; an archbishop, the most reverend. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Reverently. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. reverens, -entis, p. pr. of revereri. See Revere. ] 1. Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive; humble; respectful; as, reverent disciples. “They . . . prostrate fell before him reverent.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission; as, reverent words; reverent behavior. Joye. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. révérenciel. See Reverence. ] Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe. “A reverential esteem of things sacred.” South. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a reverential manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a reverent manner; in respectful regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who reveres. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A reverent respect for one's self. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Severer superl. Severest. ] [ L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; awe, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. sévère. Cf. Asseverate, Persevere. ] 1. Serious in feeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your looks alter, as your subject does,
From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment. “Custody severe.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Come! you are too severe a moraler. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be always more severe against thyself than against others. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc. “Restrained by reason and severe principles.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Latin, a most severe and compendious language. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact; rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart; acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting; keen; bitter; cruel. See Strict. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Se*vere"ly, adv. -- Se*vere"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not reverend. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Irreverent. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Irreverently. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]