Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-VERE
RE-VERE, v.t. [Fr. reverer; It. reverire; L. revereor; re and vereor, to fear.]
To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; to d venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father, than treated as his partner in the empire. – Addison.
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