Countenance may refer to:
- Human physical appearance
- Countenance divine, or divine countenance, a reference to the literal or metaphorical face of God
- Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, called Operation Countenance, the 1941 invasion of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union
Famous quotes containing the word countenance:
“What if this present were the world’s last night?
Mark in my heart, O Soul, where thou dost dwell,
The picture of Christ crucified, and tell
Whether that countenance can thee affright,”
—John Donne (1572–1631)
“Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)
“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)