- revere
- v1. venerate, worship, honor, reverence, adore, idolize; beatify, sanctify, enshrine, consecrate, hallow, bless, glorify, laud, praise, Archaic. magnify, sing the praises of, offer sacrifice to, burn candles to, send up incense before.2. respect, esteem, awe, admire, look up to, put on a pedestal, think highly of, have a high regard for, hero-worship; treasure, cherish, prize, hold dear, make much of, cling to, dote on.3. do or make obeisance, salute, hail, bow the head to, salaam; genuflect, kowtow, bend the knee before, prostrate oneself before, fall down before; defer to, pay tribute or homage to, stand on ceremony, observe due decorum, kiss the hem of [s.o.'s] garment, humble oneself before.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.