revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling.
a professor revered by her students
reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring.
reverenced the academy's code of honor
venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age.
heroes still venerated
worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony.
worships their memory
adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment.
we adored our doctor
Example Sentences
NounThe national pickle dish, kimchi, is held in such reverence that Seoul boasts a museum devoted entirely to its 160 different varieties.The Encyclopedia of Herbs, Spices, & Flavorings, 1992Reverence for or worship of the dead is found in all societies, because belief in life after death is universal.World Religions, 1983He took the command of this small party at once—the little girl and the little boy following him about with great reverence at such times as he condescended to sport with them. William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848 Her poems are treated with reverence by other poets. Their religion has a deep reverence for nature. VerbOnly acquaintance with the great models of antiquity moves men to love and reverence the great authors of their own time … John Clive, Not By Fact Alone, 1989It is our most fundamental political document, reverenced by all, the supposed cement of our society, yet it is read by few and understood by fewer still. David M. Kennedy, New York Times Book Review, 14 Sept. 1986None of us like mediocrity, but we all reverence perfection. Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1880 devotees coming to reverence their god See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Passing the Torch Is there a better ambassador to surpass Maris’ mark, with all the due dignity and reverence for Yankees history, than Judge? Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 This reverence is balanced by the constantly inventive manner in which Sorey and his bandmates turn what was a brassy, hard-bop number into something much more restrained and ruminative, but no less potent. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The atmosphere of reverence around him was quite amazing and strange. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Men and women who understand its history bear its weight with pride and reverence. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 The messages have been received with a mix of excitement and reverence, as bands of teenagers pass around cellphones to read his posts. Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Why does society treat labor pain with such reverence—and its relief with such scrutiny? Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 At best, this reverence to the race’s 100-year history felt quaint, like watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022 Soothing host Phoebe Judge unravels captivating tales with reverence in this polished production about the spectrum of crime. Simon Hill, Wired, 4 Aug. 2022
Verb
Her work is marked by a deep attentiveness to and reverence for the natural world. Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 At the time they were made, Scandinavian societies were moving from Sun worship to reverence for gods associated with animals. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2022 A life cut short by unexpected catastrophe is reverenced. Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 6 May 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin reverentia, from reverent-, reverens "respectful, reverent" + -ia-ia entry 1
Verb
Middle English reverencen, derivative of reverencereverence
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REVERENCE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, great深深的敬意;非常尊敬➤due (especially BrE) 應有的尊敬VERB + REVERENCE➤have有敬意➤show表示敬意▸➤hold sb in尊敬某人◇He is still held in great reverence throughout the country.他仍深受全國人民的尊敬。➤inspire激起敬意◇a painting that inspires deep reverence for nature激起對大自然深深崇敬之情的繪畫PREPOSITION➤in reverence心懷敬意◇I closed my eyes in reverence.我滿懷敬意地閉上了雙眼。➤with reverence尊敬地◇She spoke of them with profound reverence.她滿懷敬意地說起他們。➤reverence for對⋯的敬意◇reverence for human life對人類生命的尊敬➤reverence to, reverence towards/toward對⋯的尊敬◇Children are taught to show reverence towards / toward their elders.人們教育孩子要尊敬長輩。