REVERE


Meaning of REVERE in English

I. rə̇ˈvi(ə)r, rēˈ-, -iə transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin reverērī, from re- + verērī to respect, revere, fear — more at wary

: to regard with reverence or profound respect and affection : practice an affectionate deference toward : show love and honor to

whom he rather revered as his father than treated as his partner — Joseph Addison

Synonyms:

reverence , venerate , worship , adore : one reveres , usually with tenderness and deference, persons or often institutions, or their accomplishments or attributes, entitled to respect and honor, or objects closely associated with or symbolic of such people or institutions

academic idols which they, in their turn, had been taught to revere — Joanne Wheeler

revere past national glories, almost to the point of worship — T.H.Fielding

revered for the wisdom of his counsels and the nobility of his character — Theodore Collier

reverence , applying more often to things than persons, suggests more the fact of holding in high respect and with a certain self-abnegation, especially a respecting of things commonly respected or regarded as inviolable

brought up to love and reverence her mother — Margaret Deland

pledged to reverence the name of God — F.B.Steck

venerate applies commonly to persons or things regarded as holy, sacred, or sacrosanct because of character, associations, or age

those who venerate … Dante and Shakespeare and Milton — Havelock Ellis

venerate and obey natural law — W.R.Inge

revered him as much as he venerated her — Osbert Sitwell

One commonly worships a divine being when one pays homage by word or ceremonial, but more broadly one worships anyone or anything to whom he attributes an especially exalted character or before whom he abases himself in great respect or adoration

worship God each Sunday

worship the flag of one's country

the grave of a famous hunter, where they worship his spirit — J.G.Frazer

the unwavering worship of a good dog for his master — Elizabeth Goudge

adore is often used in the sense of worship in its application to a divine being although suggesting a more personal emotion; but commonly and much more generally it applies to any extremely great and usually unquestioning love, however manifest

his staff adored him, his men worshiped him — W.A.White

music that he adored — Marcia Davenport

still adores baseball and never expects to tire of it

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of rever

: revers

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