revering
Holding in awe
Revering is showing deep respect or veneration for someone or something.
The word implies more than admiration—it suggests an almost sacred regard: revering the memory of ancestors, revering tradition.
One can revere teachers, elders, texts, or principles.
The tone is formal and slightly elevated.
Religious reverence and praise
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- adorationProfound loving regard
- venerateHonor with deep respect
sanctify · deify · exalt · glorify · canonize · beatify · pilgrimage · altar
Reverent fear and wonder
- idolizeRevere to excess
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- praiseExpression of approval
- laudTo voice high esteem
acclaim · applaud · commend · extol · celebrate · adulate · lionize · hero-worship
Those from whom one descends
- eldersSenior community members
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
customs · filial piety · memorial · remembrance · legacy · forebears · patriarch · matriarch
worship
Religious reverence and praise
venerate · sanctify · deify · exalt · glorify · canonize · beatify · pilgrimage · altar · shrine
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
laud · acclaim · applaud · commend · extol · celebrate · adulate · lionize · hero-worship · cherish
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- eldersSenior community members
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
heritage · customs · filial piety · memorial · remembrance · legacy · forebears · patriarch · matriarch · guru
- looking up toadmiring, respecting, idolizing, venerating, hero worship
- valuingvaluing, appreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing
reveringdishonoring
Bringing shame upon
desecrating · profaning · mocking · ridiculing · deriding
reveringdisregarding
Deliberately not considering
ignoring · dismissing · neglecting · slighting · disrespecting
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