: 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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Between scenes, the two revered actors discussed how juicy the gangster parts are.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
After posting record box office figures in Greece, Stelios, a biopic of the revered Greek musician Stelios Kazantzidis, is heading stateside for a theatrical release via Firestorm Entertainment.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Our band, too, found ourselves on a prickly path to one of the most revered venues in the country.
—Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
The is a revered tradition, held every Tuesday Masters week.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
After posting record box office figures in Greece, Stelios, a biopic of the revered Greek musician Stelios Kazantzidis, is heading stateside for a theatrical release via Firestorm Entertainment.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Our band, too, found ourselves on a prickly path to one of the most revered venues in the country.
—Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
The is a revered tradition, held every Tuesday Masters week.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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