revered

adjective

re·​vered ri-ˈvird How to pronounce revered (audio)
: 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
Here are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.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

Examples 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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Nichols and Matteson began working together in December 2019, and Nichols signed a deal with revered blues label Fat Possum Records in early 2020. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 Grateful Dead historian and counterculture author Dennis McNally points out that Marshall’s bad boy reputation does nothing to diminish his legacy as one of music’s most revered photographers. Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 The area has since become a revered fixture and often is used informally at other airports in the U.S. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025 Yesterday, the developers sweetened their proposal by pledging to make a $5 million commitment to support the revered Callen-Lorde Community Health Center if its bid to the state for a gaming license is accepted. Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for revered

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revered was in 1661

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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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