revered

[ri-veerd]

adjective

1. held in high regard tinged with awe; venerated.

   Many of our most revered heroes were actually outlaws or rebels, fighting for a cause.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of revere.

Other Word Forms

• unrevered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of revered¹

revere ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

I revered him then; I revere him now.”

From Los Angeles Times

The excavation is said to mark the route of a Roman-era street taken by pilgrims to the site revered by Jews as the location of two Biblical temples.

From BBC

Mandelson was born into Labour Party royalty - his grandfather was Herbert Morrison, a cabinet minister in Clement Attlee's 1945 government, revered by Labour members.

From BBC

Now one of Egypt's most sacred places - revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims - is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to turn it into a new tourism mega-project.

From BBC

Daisy began her journey at Downton Abbey as a belabored kitchen maid, but eventually the estate’s revered cook Mrs. Patmore took her under her wing.

From Los Angeles Times

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