Synonyms
revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully.
revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling.
reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring.
venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age.
worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony.
adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment.
Examples of revere in a Sentence
Word History
Verb
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French reverer, borrowed from Latin reverērī "to stand in awe of, treat with deference," from re- re- + verērī "to show reverence for, fear" — more at ware entry 2
Noun
by alteration
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Cite this Entry
“Revere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revere. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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