revere
Hold in awe
To revere someone or something is to regard them with deep respect and admiration, often bordering on awe: She revered her grandmother, a revered institution.
The feeling is stronger than mere respect—it suggests veneration, the kind of honor once reserved for saints or sages. (Capitalized Revere refers to Paul Revere.)
Revere to excess
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- admireRegard with approval
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- cherishValue with deep affection
value · lionize · hero-worship · look up to · adulate · respect · regard · treasure
Religious reverence and praise
- venerateHonor with deep respect
- deifyWorship as sacred
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- consecrateMake sacred officially
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
enthralled · humbled · overwhelmed · moved
idolize
Revere to excess
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- admireRegard with approval
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
cherish · value · lionize · hero-worship · look up to · adulate · respect · regard · treasure · prize
worship
Religious reverence and praise
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
spellbound · enthralled · humbled · overwhelmed · moved
extol
Praise with enthusiasm
applaud · celebrate · praise · hail · eulogize · glorify · magnify · toast
- admirerespect, esteem, praise, honor, adore
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- Sacred Languageamen, hallelujah, alleluia, hosanna, holy
- venerationvenerate, glorify, exalt, worship, hallow
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, consecrate
- devotiondevotion, adoration, devotions, piety, prayerfulness
- Paul Revere's rideRevolutionary warning mission
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- reverent silenceRespectful, awed quiet
- Reverend MotherSenior nun's honorific
- reverence for lifeProfound respect for living things
- The ReverendClergy member's honorific
reverence, revered, irreverent, reverent, reverend, irreverence, revering, reveres, reverently