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