Another word for revere
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Verb
To regard with great awe and devotion
- The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
- The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed:
- Ardent admiration or love; adoration:
- To regard with deep respect or reverence.
- A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love.
- An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
- Used as a form of address for certain members of the Christian clergy:
- To regard with great or uncritical admiration or devotion.
- To worship as an idol.
- To worship as God or a god.
- To love (someone) deeply and devotedly.
- To like very much:
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Another word for revere
Verb
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- (idiomatic) To admire someone greatly.
- To regard with respect; prize.
- To regard as; consider:
- Favorable regard; respect.
- To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval:
- To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect:
- To enjoy (something):
- High respect, as that shown for special merit; recognition or esteem:
- Great privilege:
- Good name; reputation:
- To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.
- To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case:
- To give glory to, especially through worship.
- To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate:
- To glorify, praise, or honor.
- To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten:
- To regard with great or uncritical admiration or devotion.
- To worship as an idol.
- To worship as God or a god.
- To love (someone) deeply and devotedly.
- To like very much:
- To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire:
- To avoid interfering with or intruding upon:
- To avoid violating:
- The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
- The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed:
- Ardent admiration or love; adoration:
- To regard with deep respect or reverence.
- A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love.
- An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
- Used as a form of address for certain members of the Christian clergy:
See also:
Synonym Study
- Adore , in strict usage, implies a personal or individual worshiping of a deity, but in broad usage, suggests a great love for someone and, colloquially, a great liking for something I adore your hat
- Worship , in strict usage, implies the use of ritual or verbal formula in paying homage to a divine being, but broadly suggests intense, often uncritical love or admiration he worshiped his wife
- Venerate implies revering because of great age, dignity, or character and may suggest regarding as sacred or holy he was venerated as a saint
- revere nce" style="font-weight: 600; color: inherit; text-decoration-color: #3A65B5" > Reverence , more or less equivalent to revere, is usually applied to a thing or abstract idea rather than to a person they reverence the memory of their parents
- Revere implies regarding with great respect, affection, honor, or deference a poet revered by all
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