reverenced
Held in awe
Reverenced is the past tense of reverence, meaning to regard with deep respect or veneration.
The verb is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in literary or religious contexts than in everyday speech: The villagers reverenced their ancestors.
She reverenced the traditions of her craft.
Given recognition or respect
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- respectedHeld in high regard
- admiredRegarded with approval
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
lauded · praised · celebrated · distinguished · dignified · prestigious · noble · exalted
Regarded with religious devotion
hallowed · sanctified · beatified · canonized · enshrined · consecrated · sacred · divine
Curved or bent over
- deferredSet aside until later
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
- yieldedGave way or produced
- kowtowedShowed excessive submission
curtsied · saluted · genuflected · knelt · prostrated · humble · obedient · respectful
honored
Given recognition or respect
acclaimed · lauded · praised · celebrated · distinguished · dignified · prestigious · noble · exalted · homaged
worshipped
Regarded with religious devotion
deified · hallowed · sanctified · beatified · canonized · enshrined · consecrated · sacred · divine · holy
bowed
Curved or bent over
kowtowed · curtsied · saluted · genuflected · knelt · prostrated · humble · obedient · respectful · dutiful
reverenceddespised
Intensely disliked, held contemptible
scorned · contemned · dishonored · disdained · reviled
reverencedprofaned
Violated sanctity of
desecrated · blasphemed · defiled · violated · degraded
- reverence for lifeProfound respect for living things