: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect
… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.—
Erin Whalen
Erin WhalenHere are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.—Janine Di Giovanni
Janine Di Giovanni… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.—Merrell Noden
Merrell NodenExamples of revered in a Sentence
a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades
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The movie centers around Matt (James Boyle), who was raised in a secluded deaf community based at a stately house and led by the charismatic, revered leader Mia (Sophie Stone).
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.
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Honda puts a techy new spin on a revered nameplate with the 2026 Prelude sport coupe, a sleek 200-horsepower hybrid going on sale late this year.
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The home at 12305 West Fifth Helena Drive is where the revered actress was found dead at 36 in August 1962.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Israeli strikes severely weakened Hezbollah – culminating in the assassination of its revered leader, Hassan Nasrallah – and significantly curtailed the group’s domestic clout.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Honda puts a techy new spin on a revered nameplate with the 2026 Prelude sport coupe, a sleek 200-horsepower hybrid going on sale late this year.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The home at 12305 West Fifth Helena Drive is where the revered actress was found dead at 36 in August 1962.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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