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revere¹ Definition

re·vere (ri vir′)

transitive verb -·vered′, -·ver′·ing

to regard with deep respect, love, and awe; venerate

Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr révérer < L revereri < re-, again + vereri, to fear, feel awe < IE base *wer-, to cover, protect > warn

revere² Definition

re·vere (ri vir′)

noun

revers

Revere Definition

Re·vere (ri vir′)

Revere, Paul 1735-1818; Am. silversmith & patriot: rode from Boston to Lexington (April 18, 1775) to warn the colonists that British troops were coming

revere Synonyms

revere

v.

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

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

revere Usage Examples

Object

  • sir: It said: ' Yes, revered sir, now I remember.
  • shrine: The most revered shrine of all is on the south of Honshu Island at Ise Bay.
  • prophet: I suppose he must therefore be the most revered prophet of them all.
  • figure: It ended with his being a much revered figure across the land.
  • father: He who does not revere a father he has seen, cannot love a Father whom he has not seen.
  • leader: Were not the 12 disciples revered church leaders in Mark's own day?

Subject

  • million: Why was a man revered by millions unable to escape being ' locked inside a heart-shaped box ' ?
  • critic: Even less are still studied by film students and revered by critics throughout the world.

Preposition: as

  • saint: A church was erected on the site of his burial ( Mathern ), and he was revered as a saint.
  • goddess: There was the cult of the planet Venus which was revered as a great goddess under the name of al-Uzza.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • such: A new rod and a revered name such as Bruce and Walker will sting you £ 400-£500 including reel and line / lines.

Modifying Another Word

  • justly: He was justly revered in the Palais, but out on the street no one had a kind word to say about him.
  • highly: Cultural aspects The almond is highly revered in some cultures.
  • deeply: CB agreed that they had, explaining that the historical lineage of jazz was deeply revered.
  • greatly: They are held in high esteem and greatly revered and respected.
  • equally: In Florence, culinary artisans, bakers, winemakers and chefs are equally revered as masters of their crafts.
  • widely: Yet while Bentley motor cars are widely revered, their creator, Walter Owen Bentley, is largely unknown.

Preposition: among

  • bruce: Lot of results revered among bruce to everyone that plan does not.

Preposition: by

  • million: Why was a man revered by millions unable to escape being ' locked inside a heart-shaped box ' ?
  • critic: Even less are still studied by film students and revered by critics throughout the world.
Revere Quotes

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April in Seventy-five.

—Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth