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Deference   /dˈɛfərəns/  /dˈɛfrəns/   Listen
noun
Deference  n.  A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance. "Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men." "Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments."
Synonyms: Deference, Reverence, Respect. Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity, and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the sanctity of the laws.






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"Deference" Quotes from Famous Books



... guard refused to open to them, they announced that one of them was King Sebastian, and so won admittance. One of the three was wrapped in a cloak, his face concealed, and his two companions were observed to show him the deference due to royalty." ...
— The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series • Rafael Sabatini

... satisfaction among the other knights, whom his arrogance and ill temper had frequently irritated. Gervaise especially was glad at his leaving the Island, for after he received the honour of knighthood, Rivers made a point of always addressing him with an affectation of deference and respect that often tried ...
— A Knight of the White Cross • G.A. Henty

... deference to the rival companies employing us, we occupied different lodges. Indeed, I fear poor Eric did but a sorry business for the Hudson's Bay that winter. I verily believe he would have forgotten to eat, let alone barter for furs, had I not been ...
— Lords of the North • A. C. Laut

... other ballad-writers of the day in that he has that rare possession, imagination, and he has the temerity to speak out what is in him with no conventional reservations or deference to the hypocrisies of ...
— Soldier Stories • Rudyard Kipling

... Constitution which we now present is the result of a spirit of amity and of that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of ...
— The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) • Various


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