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Presence   /prˈɛzəns/   Listen
Presence

noun
1.
The state of being present; current existence.  Antonym: absence.
2.
The immediate proximity of someone or something.  Synonym: front.  "He sensed the presence of danger" , "He was well behaved in front of company"
3.
An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby.
4.
The impression that something is present.
5.
Dignified manner or conduct.  Synonyms: bearing, comportment, mien.
6.
The act of being present.  Antonym: absence.



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"Presence" Quotes from Famous Books



... de Luc. When I returned here, to the conclusion of the tea-drinking, I found a new gentleman, dressed in the king's Windsor uniform-which is blue and gold, turned up with red, and worn by all the men who belong to his majesty, and come into his presence ...
— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 1 • Madame D'Arblay
... having been examined in my presence by the Council composed of the governor, his secretary, and the bishop, respecting the events of 27th May, were rewarded according to the standing and condition of each. The government granted every indulgence I asked ...
— Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2) • Thomas Mitchell
... having seen this state of things, several of them arose and remarked that they did not think that their presence here could be of any benefit, and they there proposed to withdraw and go home. This announcement was received with applause, and cries of "good" from the ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916 • Various
... bustled out to the pavement as the cab came to a halt. But instead of the fine face and distinguished presence of Mr. Bassett Oliver, he found himself confronting a young man who looked like a well-set-up subaltern, or a cricket-and-football loving undergraduate; a somewhat shy, rather nervous young man, scrupulously groomed, ...
— Scarhaven Keep • J. S. Fletcher
... them. Now there's a woman—you've heard of Mrs. Mount? All the world knows her.—If that woman hadn't scandalized."—The young man joined them, and checked the communication. Brayder winked to Adrian, and pitifully indicated the presence of an innocent. ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith


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