in the presence of
Meaning
in the presence of
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Synonym: before
Antonym: in the absence of
Synonyms
Examples
In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.
Do all lovers feel helpless and valiant in the presence of the beloved? Helpless because the need to roll over like a pet dog is never far away. Valiant because you know you would slay a dragon with a pocket knife if you had to.
We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind.
May no lies be spoken against me in the presence of God.
Looking up we are not ashamed in the presence of heaven, nor bowing down are we ashamed in the presence of earth.
In the presence of elderly people one must not pour water.