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verb

present tense third-person singular of reverence
as in venerates
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power devotees coming to reverence their god

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reverences

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noun

plural of reverence
as in deferences

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  1. venerates
  2. adulations
  3. reveres
  4. idolatries
Verb
  • Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of venerates
Noun
  • But those self-adulations are often coupled with warnings that economic development success doesn’t happen by accident and can quickly slip away.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of adulations
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  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveres
Noun
  • As a cipher, the Discobolus can either represent Pollak’s humanistic ethos of a cosmopolitan society or the idolatries of Hitler’s blood-and-soil fascism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of idolatries
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“Reverences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverences. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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