Reverence

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La révérence , painting by William Bouguereau

The term reverence ( Latin vereri "fear, shy away from, adore") is a Latinism and means reverence , homage or a (greeting) show of reverence for a socially and culturally respected person such as B. a bow , a kneel , a curtsey or a diplomatic kiss on the hand .

Cultural use

As a ritual or as an ironically broken phrase , the term is sometimes used in the phrase pay one's respects to someone . This can mean z. B. an inaugural visit (e.g. foreign minister, diplomat) or a memorial event. The expression is also known because Wilhelm Tell paid no reverence to the Vogt's hat in the drama of the same name . A permanent form is honoring street or bridge designations, the highest form honorary citizenship .

The sometimes ritualized use of reverences is particularly common in cultural life.

In the art of dance it is also very common to embed reverences. All dances that originated in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance began with a reverence (Révérence). Reverence originally had a religious meaning, that is, one subordinated oneself to divine power. Later they became a general honoring and / or promotional greeting, mostly of the dance partner. While the Branles , Gavottes , Avant-deux have lost their original references, they can still be found in the courtly dances and the Scottish Country Dances . The dance Gavotte d'honneur is as such a reverence. In Avant-Deux , the coming together of the couples symbolizes the reverence.

Confusion with reference

The word reference is often used incorrectly for the term reverence , among other things for letters of recommendation , which has a completely different etymology and meaning. The English term “Reverend” (pastor, clergyman) can serve as a donkey bridge (also for pronunciation, with a voiced “w”), which in German corresponds to “ Reverend ” or “Reverend” and which has nothing in common with a “ speaker ”.

Examples

Sheet music, music literature

Others

  • Irene Schneider: Cookbook of the Waidelich Pension in the Black Court. Reverence to 50 years of “lovely table joys” in Ingelfingen (= Ingelfinger series. Volume 2). Edited by the city of Ingelfingen. Self-published by the city of Ingelfingen, Ingelfingen 2001, DNB 977199665 .
  • Herbert Bauer: Reverence for a small train. The construction and operation of the narrow-gauge railway from Zittau to the health resorts of Oybin and Jonsdorf. On the local history of Zittau and the surrounding area. Published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the commissioning of the narrow-gauge branch lines Zittau - Kurort Oybin and Bertsdorf - Kurort Jonsdorf on November 25, 1990. Published by the Kulturbund der DDR , Kreisleitung Zittau, Zittau 1988, DNB 944476430 .

literature

On the subject of reverence for dance

Web links

Wiktionary: Reverenz  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations