revere

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. venerate, honor, respect, esteem, admire; worship. See love, piety.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. reverence, venerate, worship, respect, adore, idolize, exalt, glorify, honor, admire, esteem, worship the ground someone walks on*; see also admire 1 .

Syn.- revere implies regarding with Great respect, affection, honor, or deference [ a poet revered by all ] ; 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 ] ; venerate implies revering because of Great age, dignity, or character and may suggest regarding as sacred or holy [ he was venerated as a saint ] ; 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 ] ; 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 ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v.

[ri VEER]

to look up to, respect and honor highly.

The mayor was greatly revered in the community.

SYN.: respect, honor, look up to, esteem, worship, venerate, idolize, *put on a pedestal, admire, exalt, think highly of, *kiss up to.

ANT.: disrespect, despise, look down on

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To regard with great awe and devotion: adore, idolize, reverence, venerate, worship. See SACRED.